Implementation of quality indicators for palliative care for patients with incurable cancer at palliative care units in Germany (Quincie): a study protocol for a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Guidelines are important tools for supporting quality management in the care of patients with cancer. However, in clinical practice barriers exist to their implementation. Consequently, Quincie aims at: (1) gaining a comprehensive picture of the implementation of quality indicators from the national guideline on palliative care for patients with incurable cancer in palliative care units and (2) describing the factors that facilitate and hinder their implementation to develop recommendations.

Methods and analysis

The Quincie study follows a mixed-methods approach across two study phases. In phase 1, routinely collected data of 845 patients with incurable cancer from eight palliative care units in the commuting area of the Comprehensive Cancer Centre Lower Saxony

SUBMITTER: van Baal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11202643 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature