Barriers to advance care planning: a qualitative study of seriously ill Chinese patients and their families.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advance care planning (ACP) facilitates identification and documentation of patients' treatment preferences. Its goal aligns with that of palliative care - optimizing quality of life of seriously ill patients. However, concepts of ACP and palliative care remain poorly recognized in Chinese population. This study aims at exploring barriers to ACP from perspective of seriously ill patients and their family caregivers.

Methods

This is a qualitative study conducted in a Palliative Day Care Centre of Hong Kong between October 2016 and July 2017. We carried out focus groups and individual interviews for the seriously ill patients and their family caregivers. A semi-structured interview guide was used to explore participants' experiences and attitudes about ACP. Qualitat

SUBMITTER: Cheung JTK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7282137 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature