Experience of multidisciplinary medical teams on humanistic palliative care in oncology wards: a descriptive qualitative study in Southern China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to explore the experiences of multidisciplinary medical teams in implementing humanistic palliative care within the oncology ward.

Design

Purposive and snowball sampling methods were used in this qualitative study, which involved conducting semistructured interviews to gather personal experiences from members of multidisciplinary medical teams providing humanistic palliative care in the oncology ward.

Setting

The research was conducted in the oncology ward of a tertiary hospital located in Foshan, China.

Participants

Participants included 4 doctors, 12 nurses and 2 medical social workers who form the multidisciplinary medical team responsible for delivering humanistic palliative care to patients with cancer in oncology wards.

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SUBMITTER: Liang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature