TABLE 3.

Occasions of contact with potential for conversation about treatment decision

Type	Who	Description	When
Multidisciplinary team discussion	Nurse(s), physician(s), other team members involved	Conversation with multiple team members in which patients’ diagnoses and treatment proposals are discussed	Usually before the start of (new) treatment
Conversation between physician and patient	Physician, patient, with or without nurse present	Conversation about starting or continuing treatment, in which decisions may be made	Multiple occasions in the period around the treatment decision
Nurse–patient conversation directly after the conversation between physician and patient	Nurse, patient	Emotional support and discussion about information from physician after conversation with physician	Multiple occasions in the period around the treatment decision
Educational conversation	Nurse, patient	Informational conversation about treatment and side effects	Before the start of (new) treatment
Formal conversation	Nurse, patient	Official, organized conversations between patient and nurse about treatment	Multiple occasions in the period around the treatment decision
Informal conversation	Nurse, patient	Unofficial, unorganized conversations during care or the admission for treatment	Multiple occasions in the period around the treatment decision
Conversation between physician and nurse	Nurse, physician	Conversation about patient and his/her progress/wishes/etc	Multiple occasions in the period around the treatment decision