Early Integration of Palliative Care in Hospitals: How Can Palliative Care Consultation Teams Drive Practice Change?

ABSTRACT: Early integration of palliative care within disease-oriented care is advocated but the question of how this is best accomplished remains. In the context of surgical care for patients with pancreatic cancer, a quality improvement initiative was introduced whereby palliative care consultations were offered early in the disease trajectory. We devised a qualitative study using an interpretive description design, focusing on the integration of palliative care consultation practice and collaboration between actors. The aim of the study was to examine a practice-driven change for the early integration of palliative care within surgical cancer care. Seventeen study participants (healthcare professionals, managers and patient association representatives) were interviewed. The interviews were comple

SUBMITTER: Boling S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12925021 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature