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