"It's pretty much flying blind in the home care setting": A qualitative study on the influence of home care specific circumstances on sedation in specialist palliative home care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing data on sedation at the end of life indicate challenges in the home care setting, leading to deviations from guidelines or non-provision of sedation.

Aim

As part of the "SedPall" study, we aimed to explore circumstances in specialist palliative home care, which influence the practice of sedation.

Design

Semi-structured qualitative interviews (n = 59) and two focus groups (n = 4, n = 5). Recruitment took place via contact persons. We thematically analyzed the transcripts with the Framework Approach, using MAXQDA 2018.2.

Setting/participants

Physicians, nurses, and other members of the multiprofessional team from 10 palliative care units and seven home care teams.

Results

Participants reported home care specific cir

SUBMITTER: Meesters S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841818 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature