Building public engagement and access to palliative care and advance care planning: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research evidence suggests that a lack of engagement with palliative care and advance care planning could be attributed to a lack of knowledge, presence of misconceptions and stigma within the general public. However, the importance of how death, dying and bereavement are viewed and experienced has been highlighted as an important aspect in enabling public health approaches to palliative care. Therefore, research which explores the public views on strategies to facilitate engagement with palliative care and advance care planning is required.

Methods

Exploratory, qualitative design, utilising purposive random sampling from a database of participants involved in a larger mixed methods study. Online semi-structured interviews were conducted (n = 28) and analysed usin

SUBMITTER: Black R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010379 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature