Research Article
Exploring Psychosocial Needs of Patients with Cancers through the Lens of the Physicians and Nurses: A Qualitative Study
Table 2
Characteristics of participants.
| Code | Sex | Age | Profession | Clinical setting | Professional experience (years) | Psychosocial training | Family or friends with cancer |
| E1 | Man | 52 | Registered nurse | Hospital (surgery) | 32 | No | Yes | E2 | Woman | 34 | Registered nurse | Hospital (surgery) | 12 | No | Yes | E3 | Woman | 45 | Registered nurse | Hospital (surgery) | 20 | No | Yes | E4 | Woman | 40 | Registered nurse | Hospital (oncology) | 17 | Yes | No | E5 | Woman | 38 | Registered nurse | Hospital (oncology) | 14 | No | Yes | E6 | Woman | 41 | Registered nurse | Hospital (oncology) | 20 | No | No | E7 | Man | 44 | Registered nurse | Hospital (oncology) | 16 | No | Yes | E8 | Woman | 60 | Registered nurse | Hospital (oncology. Advance care planning nurse) | 40 | Yes | Yes | E9 | Woman | 60 | Registered nurse | Primary care | 43 | No | Yes | E10 | Woman | 60 | Registered nurse | Primary care | 35 | Yes | Yes | E11 | Man | 28 | Registered nurse | Primary care | 5 | No | Yes | E12 | Man | 57 | Registered nurse | Primary care | 33 | No | No | E13 | Man | 59 | Registered nurse | Primary care | 34 | No | No | E14 | Woman | 54 | Registered nurse | Primary care (palliative care) | 30 | Yes | No | E15 | Woman | 51 | Physician | Hospital (surgery) | 26 | Yes | Yes | E16 | Man | 59 | Physician | Hospital (surgery) | 35 | No | Yes | E17 | Woman | 29 | Physician | Hospital (surgery resident) | 5 | No | No | E18 | Woman | 28 | Physician | Hospital (otorhinolaryngology) | 6 | No | Yes | E19 | Man | 26 | Physician | Hospital (otorhinolaryngology resident) | 2 | No | Yes | E20 | Man | 61 | Physician | Hospital (oncology) | 30 | No | Yes | E21 | Man | 43 | Physician | Hospital (oncology) | 18 | No | No | E22 | Man | 39 | Physician | Hospital (oncology) | 11 | No | Yes | E23 | Woman | 60 | Physician | Primary care | 30 | No | Yes | E24 | Woman | 60 | Physician | Primary care | 37 | No | No | E25 | Man | 64 | Physician | Primary care | 41 | No | No | E26 | Man | 59 | Physician | Primary care (palliative care) | 27 | Yes | No |
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