Table 2 Characteristics of professionals attending the focus groups (n = 20)
| Â | Area of knowledge | (N) |
|---|---|---|
Researchers | Psychologist-researcher cancer | 2 |
| Â | Researcher Cancer care | 1 |
| Â | Professor Psychiatry of elderly | 1 |
| Â | Researcher Cognition of elderly | 1 |
| Â | Psychologist and expert of educational booklets | 1 |
| Â | TOTAL | 6 |
| Â | Male | 3 |
| Â | Female | 3 |
Experts of patient-provider | Education adviser and communication trainer | 3 |
communication | Representative of cancer patient association | 1 |
| Â | Policymaker Care and Elderly (government) | 2 |
| Â | Social worker Cancer Institute | 1 |
| Â | Coordinator Nursing Department | 1 |
| Â | TOTAL | 8 |
| Â | Male | 1 |
| Â | Female | 7 |
(Oncology) nurses | Oncology nurse (specialist) | 3 |
| Â | Oncology nurse | 2 |
| Â | Nurse-practitioner Oncology | 1 |
| Â | TOTAL | 6 |
| Â | Male | 0 |
| Â | Female | 6 |