Mixed methods analysis of hospice staff perceptions and shared decision making practices in hospice.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Shared decision making has been a long-standing practice in oncology and, despite a lack of research on the subject, is a central part of the philosophical foundation of hospice. This mixed methods study examined the perceptions of staff regarding shared decision making and their use of shared decision elements in hospice interdisciplinary team meetings.

Methods

The revised Leeds Attitude to Concordance scale (LatConII) was used to measure the attitudes of hospice staff toward shared decision making. Field notes and transcripts of hospice interdisciplinary team meetings that included family caregivers as participants were coded to identify 9 theory-driven shared decision making elements. The results were mixed in a matrix analysis comparing attitudes with practice. T

SUBMITTER: Oliver DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9067598 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature