Health care professionals’ experiences and enactment of person-centered care at a multidisciplinary outpatient specialty clinic

Figures & data

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients in the patient meetings

	Total	Male patients	Female patients
Included patients	31	24	7
Patient age (years)	74.5 (54–88)	73.9 (54–88)	76.3 (68–80)
Meeting duration (minutes)	42.5 (24–66)	43.6 (29–66)	38.6 (24–65)
Total meeting time (hours)	22	17.5	4.5

Note: Values describe mean (range).

Table 2 Meeting types and persons present during the observations

Number	Meeting types	Duration (minutes)	Patient gender	Patient age	Health care professionalsa present	Relatives present
1	Registered Nurse (RN) new visit	58	Male	80	RN	2 daughters
2	Team follow-up visit	44	Male	68	MD, RN	0
3	Team new visit	65	Male	80	MD, RN	1 wife
4	Team follow-up visit	45	Female	76	MD, RN, NS, Interpreter	0
5	Team follow-up visit	49	Male	54	MD, RN, NS, Interpreter	0
6	Team follow-up visit	29	Male	80	MD, RN, NS, Interpreter	1 son
7	RN new visit	35	Male	72	RN, NS	0
8	Physician new visit	45	Male	72	MD	0
9	Physician new visit	37	Male	86	MD, NS	0
10	Physician follow-up visit	31	Male	85	MD	1 wife
11	Physician follow-up visit	38	Male	65	MD	0
12	Team follow-up visit	24	Female	77	MD, RN	0
13	Team follow-up visit	33	Female	68	MD, RN, NS	1 daughter
14	Team follow-up visit	34	Male	81	MD, RN, NS	0
15	Team follow-up visit	32	Male	58	MD, RN, NS	0
16	Team follow-up visit	26	Male	66	MD, RN	1 wife
17	RN follow-up visit	50	Male	79	RM	1 wife
18	Nutritionist new visit	42	Male	79	Nutritionist	1 wife
19	Team follow-up visit	48	Male	75	MD, RN	0
20	RN new visit	38	Male	61	RN, NA	1 wife
21	Physician new visit	66	Male	61	MD, NA	1 wife
22	Physician follow-up visit	37	Male	75	MD	1 wife
23	Team follow-up visit	38	Male	73	MD, RN	0
24	Team follow-up visit	28	Female	75	MD, RN	1 son
25	RN follow-up visit	48	Male	88	RN	1 wife
26	RN new visit	40	Female	80	RN	1 son
27	Physician new visit	65	Female	80	MD	1 son
28	RN new visit	65	Male	78	RN	1 wife
29	RN new visit	47	Male	81	RN	1 wife
30	Physician follow-up visit	35	Female	78	MD	1 daughter
31	Team follow-up visit	34	Male	77	MD, RN	0

Note:

a Professions: medical doctor (MD); registered nurse (RN); nursing student (NS); nurse assistant (NA); nutritionist; interpreter.

Table 3 Health care professionals interviewed

Number	Profession	Specialty	Gender
1	RNa	Cardiology	Female
2	RNa	Other	Female
3	RNa	Cardiology	Female
4	Otherb	Nephrology	Female
5	RNa	Nephrology	Female
6	RNa	Cardiology	Male
7	Otherb	Cardiology	Male
8	Physician	Endocrinology	Female
9	Otherb	Otherc	Female
10	Physician	Endocrinology	Male
11	Physician	Nephrology	Female
12	Physician	Nephrology	Female
13	Physician	Cardiology	Female
14	Physician	Cardiology	Male
15	Physician	Cardiology	Male
16	Physician	Endocrinology	Female

Notes: Other than the three specialties stated at the clinic. Profession and specialty withheld for anonymity. Other,

a registered nurse;

b nursing student;

c nurse assistant.

Abbreviation: RN, registered nurse.

Figure 1 Themes developed from the analysis.