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Table 2 Table of quantitative variables and time points of collection

From: Listening in on difficult conversations: an observational, multi-center investigation of real-time conversations in medical oncology

 

Clinician consent

Pre-visit

Visit

Post-visit

~3 months

Baseline Clinician Survey

     

 Demographics

    

 Professional practice

    

Baseline Patient Survey

     

 Quality of life

     

  Overall

 

 

 

  Emotional well-being

 

 

 

  Physical well-being

 

 

 

  Intellectual well-being

 

 

 

  Social activity

 

 

 

  Spiritual well-being

 

 

 

  Pain

 

 

 

  Fatigue

 

 

 

  Support from friends/family

 

 

 

  Treatment burden on self

 

 

 

  Treatment burden on family

 

 

 

 Functional literacy

 

 

 

 Demographics

 

 

 

Observation

     

 RIAS coding

  

  

Post-Encounter Patient Survey

     

 Agenda setting in visit

   

 

 Patient-centeredness

   

 

 Concerns not discussed

   

 

 Shared decision-making

   

 

 Clinician rating

   

 

 Visit satisfaction

   

 

 Quality control- observation bias

   

 

Post-Encounter Clinician Survey

     

 Patient position on cancer control spectrum

   

 

 Decision made

   

 

 Quality of visit

   

 

3-Month Follow up Patient Survey

     

 Quality of life

 

  

  Overall

 

  

  Emotional well-being

 

  

  Physical well-being

 

  

  Intellectual well-being

 

  

  Social activity

 

  

  Spiritual well-being

 

  

  Pain

 

  

  Fatigue

 

  

  Support

 

  

  Treatment burden on self

 

  

  Treatment burden on family

 

  

 Cancer care decision-making preference and experience

    

 CAM use

    

Chart Review

     

 Location of patient care

    

 Insurance

    

 Family cancer history

    

 General cancer information

    

 Complementary and integrative medicine referrals

    

 Cancer related CAM use

    

Post-Study Clinician Survey

     

 Discussing CAM

    

 Discussing psychosocial issues

    

 Discussing End-of-life care