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Table 3 The core needs of patients and medical staff based on their service FPs

From: Development of a communication platform for patients with head and neck cancer for effective information delivery and improvement of doctor–patient relationship: application of treatment journey-based service blueprint

Core needs

Journey stage

1 (Cancer diagnosis and staging work-up)

2 (Preoperative counseling)

3 (Obtaining informed consent)

4 (Surgery and recovery)

5 (Rehabilitation and follow-up)

Comprehensive information delivery and easy access to care information

F1, F’1

F2, F3, F’2

F5

F9

F14, F’6

Emotional support to relieve negative feelings

-

F4

F6

F10

F15, F’7

Information visualization to better understand the contents

-

F’3

F7, F8, F’4

-

-

Non-verbal communication tool to support active and prompt needs expression

-

-

-

F11-F13, F’5

-

  1. F: patient service FP, F’: medical staff service FP