Palliative care consultation in the Netherlands: a nationwide evaluation study Annemieke Kuin, PhD, Annemie M Courtens, PhD, Luc Deliens, PhD, Myrra J.F.J Vernooij-Dassen, PhD, Lia van Zuylen, MD, PhD, Barbara van der Linden, MD, PhD, Gerrit van der Wal, MD, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 53-60 (January 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.06.001
Fig. 1 Identified problems discussed in patient-related telephone consultation. Frequency of problem categories discussed in patient-related telephone consultation requested by general practitioners (black bars), district nurses (dark gray), clinical specialists (light gray) and nurses in hospitals and nursing homes (white bars). ∗=significant differences between GPs versus district nurses; #=significant differences between the physicians and nurses in hospitals and nursing homes versus GPs and district nurses (χ2; P<0.0045). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2004 27, 53-60DOI: (10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.06.001)