Values and options in cancer care (VOICE): study design and rationale for a patient-centered communication and decision-making intervention for physicians, patients with advanced cancer, and their caregivers

Table 5 Survey measures completed by physicians

Domain	Measures	Study entry	Post-visit	Study conclusion
Demographics	Age, race/ethnicity, gender, training background, practice characteristics	X
Communication Skills	Skills in discussing prognosis and end-of-life care	X		X
Decision Making Skills	Comfort with decision making across varying levels of patient involvement	X		X
Patient Disease Status	Cancer site, progression, treatment planning		X
Patient Treatment Preferences	Physician’s beliefs about patient preferences for experimental treatments, life support, palliative care		X
Patient Illness Acceptance	PEACE		X
Prognostic Forecasting	Physician’s estimate of prognosis, and beliefs about patient’s estimate of prognosis		X

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