Put on the sidelines of palliative care: a qualitative study of important barriers to GPs' participation in palliative care and guideline implementation in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Demographic changes, the evolvement of modern medicine and new treatments for severe diseases, increase the need for palliative care services. Palliative care includes all patients with life-limiting conditions, irrespective of diagnosis. In Norway, palliative care rests on a decentralised model where patient care can be delivered close to the patient's home, and the Norwegian guideline for palliative care describes a model of care resting on extensive collaboration. Previous research suggests that this guideline is not well implemented among general practitioners (GPs). In this study, we aim to investigate barriers to GPs' participation in palliative care and implementation of the guideline.

Methods

We interviewed 25 GPs in four focus groups guided by a semi-stru

SUBMITTER: Fasting A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11003325 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature