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Table 1 Main replies to the interview guide

From: Blood transfusion in elderly patients with chronic anemia: a qualitative analysis of the general practitioners’ attitudes

Theme of questions

Main replies

Number of occurrence out of 20

Applied transfusion treshold

< 8 g/dL Hb

16

< 9 g/dL Hb

1

< 7 g/dL Hb

3

Definition and attitude toward anemia

Same definition and attitude

6

Different definition and attitude

12

No answer

2

Apprehended geriatric complications

General complications

20

Speficic geriatric complications

14

Falls

10

Influence of cognitive impairments

No influence

6

Influence

14

Influence of autonomy loss

Fear of autonomy loss or autonomy loss as a treshold

6

Positif effect of transfusion over anemia

5

Family opinion over transfusion decision-making process

Family opinion in a palliative care context

5

Family opinion about withholding tranfusion

4

Family opinion in a cognitive impairment context

6

Image of transfusion

Positive image for GPs

19

Family satisfaction

4

Improved items thanks to transfusion

General status

15

Psychomotor status

12

Feared complications of transfusion

Circulatory overload

13

No fear

5