Table 4.

Confidence in using the question prompt list (n=66)

I am able to answer all the questions asked in the question prompt list, %*
Yes	69
No	31
Need for training, % confirmed	35
Training on subject/content	19
Training in conversation techniques	5
Training on subject/content and conversation techniques	11

Differences (χ²) were observed between general practitioners (GPs) and elderly care practitioners (first item, p=0.015, unable to answer, elderly care physicians 22% vs GPs 56%; second item, p=0.001, any training elderly care physicians 20% vs GPs 72%).

*The item included this explanation: ‘this does not mean that you have a ready-made answer to all questions, but that you think you can respond adequately to all questions’