Table 3 Survey structure and example questions
Section | Example questions | Question type |
|---|---|---|
1. Consent | • Do you consent to taking part in this survey? | • Multiple choicea |
2. About you | • No. of years working with people affected by breast cancer? • How many breast care nurses work on your team? • Approx. what proportion of your role is spent in the following areas? | • Multiple choice • Multiple choice • Scaleb |
3. About the patients you meet with breast cancer | • What psychological care interventions do you provide to patients with breast cancer? | • Multiple choice |
FoR definition provided | Â | |
• In your opinion, what proportion of your patients experience FoR at a moderate level? At a severe level? | • Multiple choice | |
4. About the work you do | • Approx. what proportion of patients do you discuss FoR with? • How is the issue of FoR generally raised? (I always raise a discussion on FoR vs. I only discuss FoR if the patient raises it) • In your experience, what factors trigger FoR in a breast cancer patient? • What barriers do you encounter using assessment tools in clinical practice? | • Multiple choice • Scale • Freetextc • Freetext |
4. About the support within your team | • What kind of formal support do you receive to fulfil your role? • How would you rate the support you get from your team when helping patients deal with psychological issues? (Extremely supportive vs. Not at all supportive) • How would you rate the formal support you receive to fulfil your role? | • Multiple answerd • Scale • Scale |
5. About your preferred support | • Have you received training to deal specifically with the area of FoR? | • Multiple choice |
Brief explanation of the Mini-AFTER intervention provided | Â | |
• If you were offered a one-day training course to implement the Mini-AFTER intervention, would you accept it? | • Multiple choice | |
6. About other support services you use | • If you identify a patient with moderate FoR, which of the following services do you refer them to? With severe FoR? • How do you decide which service to refer your patient to when they have FoR? | • Multiple answer • Freetext |
7. Follow-up | Explanation of Phase 2 of the study provided | Â |
• Would you be willing to take part in a telephone interview? • Would you be interested in delivering the Mini-AFTER intervention in a future study? | • Multiple choice • Multiple choice |