Care and communication between health professionals and patients affected by severe or chronic illness in community care settings: a qualitative study of care at the end of life
Pollock K, Wilson E
Record ID 32015000916
English
Authors' objectives:
To investigate how patients, their relatives and health professionals initiate and experience discussion of ACP and the outcomes of advance discussions in shaping care at the end of life.
Authors' recommendations:
Advance care planning remains uncommon, is often limited to documentation of a few key decisions, is reported to be challenging by many health professionals, is not welcomed by a substantial number of patients and tends to be postponed until death is clearly imminent. Current implementation largely ignores the purpose of ACP as a means of extending personal autonomy in the event of lost capacity.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2015
URL for published report:
http://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/hsdr03310/#/abstract
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
- Communication
- Health Personnel
- Terminal Care
- Hospice Care
- Quality of Health Care
- Palliative Care
- Qualitative Research
Contact
Organisation Name:
NIHR Health Services and Delivery Research programme
Contact Address:
NIHR Journals Library, National Institute for Health and Care Research, Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre, Alpha House, University of Southampton Science Park, Southampton SO16 7NS, UK
Contact Name:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Contact Email:
journals.library@nihr.ac.uk
Copyright:
Queen's Printer and Controller of HMSO
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