Improving primary palliative care - a Delphi consensus study on measures for general practice in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The majority of severely ill and dying people in Germany can be administered primary palliative care (PPC) by general practitioners (GP). However, the current provision of PPC does not match the needs of the population. Although several public health strategies aim at strengthening the role of GPs in PPC provision, it remains challenging for GP teams to integrate PPC into their daily routines.

Aim

A Delphi study with GPs was conducted to achieve consensus on specific measures for improving the integration of PPC into everyday GP practice.

Methods

The study is part of the junior research project "Primary Palliative Care in General Practice" (ALLPRAX). After having developed, tested and evaluated 26 practical measures for GP practices to improve their PPC, a

SUBMITTER: Bilgin ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8762944 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature