Palliative care in Germany from a public health perspective: qualitative expert interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving palliative care is a public health priority. However, little is known about the views of public health experts regarding the state of palliative care in Germany and the challenges facing it. The main aim of this pilot study was to gather information on the views of internationally experienced public health experts with regard to selected palliative care issues, with the focus on Germany, and to compare their views with those of specialist palliative care experts. Qualitative guided interviews were performed with ten experts (five from palliative care, five from public health). The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis.

Findings

Older people and non-cancer patients were identified as target groups with a particular priority for palli

SUBMITTER: Behmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2715412 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature