Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-Pall): a qualitative interview study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

More people are living with multimorbidity, defined as two or more long-term physical or mental health conditions. Multimorbidity is associated with poor quality of life and high treatment burden. Palliative care identification tools have been developed for use in primary care to seek out patients who could benefit from a palliative approach to their care. There has been little evaluative research on such tools; patient perspectives on the process of identifying their palliative care needs is a significant gap. The aim of this research is to provide new understanding into patient perspectives of the experience of having their palliative care needs identified, and the impact on their healthcare.

Methods and analysis

This qualitative study will employ semistructur

SUBMITTER: Mitchell S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9196159 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature