Physicians' narratives of communication with patients and their relatives in different phases of the palliative pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore physicians' experiences of the communication with patients and their relatives in the different phases of the palliative pathway.

Methods

Purposeful sampling was employed to recruit a total of 13 oncologists and general practitioners who engaged in palliative care. A qualitative study with a narrative approach was conducted. Interviews with physicians working in primary and specialist healthcare were conducted via Skype Business in the spring of 2020. The interview guide had open-ended questions with each interview lasting between 35 and 60 min.

Results

Communication between the physicians, their patients and their relatives was contextual and changed depending on the phase in the palliative pathway. In the first phase, physicians told us that pa

SUBMITTER: Landstad BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature