Palliative care in general practice; a questionnaire study on the GPs role and guideline implementation in Norway.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients in need of palliative care often want to reside at home. Providing palliative care requires resources and a high level of competence in primary care. The Norwegian guideline for palliative care points to the central role of the regular general practitioner (RGP), specifying a high expected level of competence. Guideline implementation is known to be challenging in primary care. This study investigates adherence to the guideline, the RGPs experience with, and view of their role in palliative care.

Methods

A questionnaire was distributed, by post, to all 246 RGPs in a Norwegian county. Themes of the questionnaire focused on experience with palliative and terminal care, the use of recommended work methods from the guideline, communication with partners, self

SUBMITTER: Fasting A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8028821 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature