Table 4.
Health care professionals discussing quality of life with patients (N=82).
| Type of HCPa | Number of patients who consulted indicated HCP, n (%, 95% CI) | Number of patients who discussed HRQoLb with indicated HCPc, n (%, 95% CI) | Number of patients who considered indicated HCP important for discussions of HRQoL, n (%, 95% CI) |
| General practitioner | 57 (70%, 60%-80%) | 54 (66%, 56%-76%) | 44 (54%, 43%-64%) |
| Oncologist or radiologist | 56 (68%, 58%-78%) | 53 (65%, 54%-75%) | 54 (66%, 56%-76%) |
| Community pharmacist | 55 (67%, 57%-77%) | 42 (51%, 40%-62%) | 9 (11%, 4%-18%) |
| Hospital nurse | 54 (66%, 56%-76%) | 50 (61%, 50%-72%) | 17 (21%, 12%-30%) |
| Other specialist physician | 52 (63%, 53%-74%) | 47 (57%, 47%-68%) | 21 (26%, 16%-35%) |
| Community nurse | 46 (56%, 45%-67%) | 36 (44%, 33%-55%) | 10 (12%, 5%-19%) |
| Surgeon | 40 (49%, 38%-60%) | 32 (39%, 29%-50%) | 15 (18%, 10%-27%) |
| Psychiatrist or psychologist | 31 (38%, 27%-48%) | 25 (30%, 21%-41%) | 19 (23%, 14%-32%) |
| Palliative care physician | 25 (30%, 21%-40%) | 19 (23%, 14%-32%) | 13 (16%, 8%-24%) |
aHCP: health care professional.
bHRQoL: health-related quality of life.
cPatients stated that they had discussed HRQoL at least once with indicated HCPs.