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. 2021 Oct 31;6(4):920–930. doi: 10.1002/hep4.1849

TABLE 5.

PC Understanding and Practice Patterns

Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree
I have a strong understanding of palliative care and can explain what it is to my patient 2.8% 36.1% 47.2% 13.9% 0%
I regularly provide palliative care to my patients 5.6% 41.7% 16.7% 33.3% 2.8%
I regularly ask about physical symptoms with my patients in clinic 55.6% 36.1% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0%
I regularly address goals of care with my patients in clinic 22.2% 50.0% 19.4% 8.3% 0.0%
Once a week Once a month Once in 6 months Once a year Less than once a year
I refer patients to palliative care approximately 2.8% 47.2% 27.8% 5.6% 16.7%
On diagnosis When they are no longer eligible for transplant When they are no longer ambulatory When they request it When they are at the end of life
I refer my patients to palliative care at the following time points 2.8% 36.1% 16.7% 13.9% 30.6%

Data from precourse survey (n = 35‐36).