
‘It’s almost superstition: If I don’t think about it, it won’t happen’. Public knowledge and attitudes towards advance care planning: A sequential mixed methods study
Author(s) -
Sonja McIlfatrick,
Paul Slater,
Olufikayo Bamidele,
Deborah Muldrew,
Esther Ruth Beck,
Felicity Hasson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.989
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1477-030X
pISSN - 0269-2163
DOI - 10.1177/02692163211015838
Subject(s) - advance care planning , focus group , bespoke , health care , public relations , medicine , nursing , psychology , medical education , palliative care , political science , marketing , business , law
Internationally, participation in advance care planning is low. Whilst a community action approach is advocated, what the public know and understand about advance care planning is unknown.