Clinicians' Perspectives After Implementation of the Serious Illness Care Program: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Discussions about goals of care with patients who are seriously ill typically occur infrequently and late in the illness trajectory, are of low quality, and focus narrowly on the patient's resuscitation preferences (ie, code status), risking provision of care that is inconsistent with patients' values. The Serious Illness Care Program (SICP) is a multifaceted communication intervention that builds capacity for clinicians to have earlier, more frequent, and more person-centered conversations.

Objective

To explore clinicians' experiences with the SICP 1 year after implementation.

Design, setting, and participants

This qualitative study was conducted at 2 tertiary care hospitals in Canada. The SICP was implemented at Hamilton General Hospital (Hamilton, Ontari

SUBMITTER: Lagrotteria A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374609 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature