Making patient centered care a reality: a survey of patient educational programs in Italian Cancer Research and Care Institutes

Table 5 Involvement of health care workers in the organization phase of patient education program

	Type of Patient Education activities^a
Type of personnel	Classes (present in 10 institutes)	Continuing learning (present in 9 institutes)	Wellness classes (present in 9 institutes)	Caregiver support (present in 8 institutes)	Groups of mutual support (present in 8 institutes)
Administratives	8 (80 %)	0	1 (11 %)	1 (12 %)	0
Doctors	6 (60 %)	7 (78 %)	4 (44 %)	5 (62 %)	2 (25 %)
Nurses	5 (50 %)	4 (44 %)	3 (33 %)	5 (62 %)	2 (25 %)
Librarians	3 (30 %)	2 (22 %)	0	0	0
Pharmacists	2 (20 %)	0	0	0	0
Psychologists	0	7 (78 %)	8 (89 %)	7 (87 %)	4 (50 %)
Trainig office	0	9 (100 %)	0	0	0
Communication office	0	2 (22 %)	0	0	0
Others (external experts)	2 (20 %)	0	6 (67 %)	1 (12 %)	0

^aRespondents could select part or all the items; therefore, the sum of each column may be > 100 %

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