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Table 2 Elicitation and type of VR-CoDES – cues and concerns in relation to themes

From: Nursing staff’s responses to thematic content of patients’ expressed worries: observing communication in home care visits

Themes

Elicitation of worries

VR-CoDES – cues and concernsa

Total

Nursing staff elicited

Patient elicited

Concern

Cue a

Cue b

Cue c-g

Relationships with others (%)

37 (63)

22 (37)

8 (14)

20 (34)

30 (51)

1 (2)

59 (100)

 Adjusted Residual

1,1

−1,1

0,9

3,6**

− 1,7

− 2,5**

 

Health care-related issues (%)

64 (65)

34 (35)

7 (7)

16 (16)

67 (68)

8 (8)

98 (100)

 Adjusted Residual

2,0*

− 2,0*

− 1,0

−0,2

1,6

−1,2

 

Aging and bodily impairment (%)

212 (50)

209 (50)

40 (10)

61 (14)

277 (66)

43 (10)

421 (100)

 Adjusted Residual

−4,1*

4,1*

− 0,3

−2,5**

3,4**

− 1,8

 

Life narratives and value issues (%)

45 (75)

15 (25)

8 (13)

12 (20)

16 (27)

24 (40)

60 (100)

 Adjusted Residual

3,1*

− 3,1*

0,9

0,7

− 5,8**

7,1**

 

Total patient expressions of worries (%)

358 (56)

280 (44)

63 (10)

109 (17)

390 (61)

76 (12)

638 (100)

  1. Percentages rounded to nearest whole percentage
  2. *Pearson Chi-Square showed significant association between elicitation of worries and themes (p˂0,001). Adjusted residuals indicate association between themes and who elicit the expression
  3. **Pearson Chi-Square showed significant association between type of patient expressions and themes (p˂0,001). Adjusted residuals indicate association between themes and how worries are expressed
  4. aConcern: clear and unambiguous expressions describing an unpleasant current or recent emotion; Cue a: the use of vague or unspecified words describing the emotion; Cue b: hints about hidden concerns; Cue c-g: other type of hints to underlying negative emotion [25]