Feasibility of a new transmural care pathway for advance care planning for older persons: A qualitative study into community care registered nurses' perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transmural palliative care interventions aim to identify older persons with palliative care needs and timely provide advance care planning, symptom management, and coordination of care. Nurses can have an important role in these interventions; however, their expertise is currently underused. A new transmural care pathway with a central role for the community care registered nurse in advance care planning aims to contribute to the quality of palliative care for older persons.

Objective

To examine the perspectives of community nurses on the feasibility of a new transmural care pathway for advance care planning for older persons.

Design

A qualitative study design using semi-structured interviews.

Settings

Interviews were performed with community nurses

SUBMITTER: Jepma P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11612358 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature