Open AccessHealth care professionals’ perceptions of factors influencing the process of identifying patients for serious illness conversations: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Sofia Morberg Jämterud,
Anna Sandgren
Publication year - 2022
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 - 10.1177/02692163221102266
Subject(s) - clarity , thematic analysis , medicine , qualitative research , nursing , palliative care , surprise , perception , identification (biology) , health care , psychology , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , botany , neuroscience , sociology , economics , biology , economic growth , social science
The Serious Illness Care Programme enables patients to receive care that is in accordance with their priorities. However, despite clarity about palliative care needs, many barriers to and difficulties in identifying patients for serious illness conversations remain.