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Table 4 Interview guide on physicians’ difficulties in completing the programme

From: Development and preliminary evaluation of a communication skills training programme for hospital physicians by a specialized palliative care service: the ‘Teach to Talk’ programme

Topic

Physicians questions

Project involvement

Could you please tell me what you thought about this training program when you heard about it?

Expectations

What were your expectations in the project?

Perceived benefits/weakness

Regarding this project, could you please tell me what the strengths of this intervention were, according to your opinion? If it impacted on your usual job, how did it do?

And what about its weakness?

Short report of the experience

Regarding this program, could you please tell me what do you remember about the lesson/the role play?

Did you complete the training program in all its components?

Future suggestions

As health professional, could you please tell me any suggestions for future training program?