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Physicians' perspectives on estimating and communicating prognosis in palliative care: a cross-sectional survey.
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- What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Pooled it
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- Unlocking timely palliative care: assessing referral practices and barriers at a ghanaian teaching hospital.BMC palliative care · 2024Article
- Specialist and Primary Physicians' Experiences and Perspectives of Collaboration While Caring for Palliative Patients-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Challenges experienced by GPs when providing palliative care in the UK: a systematic qualitative literature review.BJGP open · 2023Article
- Quality of hospital discharge letters for patients at the end of life: A retrospective medical record review.European journal of cancer care · 2022Article
- Physicians' views on the usefulness and feasibility of identifying and disclosing patients' last phase of life: a focus group study.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdvance care planning (ACP) can help to enhance the care of patients with limited life expectancy. Despite physicians' key role in ACP, the ways in which physicians estimate and communicate prognosis can be improved.
aimTo determine how physicians in different care settings self-assess their performance in estimating and communicating prognosis to patients in palliative care, and how they perceive their communication with other physicians about patients' poor prognosis. DESIGN &
settingA survey study was performed among a random sample of GPs, hospital physicians (HPs), and nursing home physicians (NHPs) in the southwest of the Netherlands (
methodA questionnaire was developed that had three versions for GPs, HPs, and NHPs. Each specialism filled in an appropriate version.
resultsA total of 547 physicians participated: 259 GPs, 205 HPs, and 83 NHPs. In the study, 61.1% of physicians indicated being able to adequately estimate whether a patient will die within 1 year, which was associated with use of the Surprise Question (odds ratio [OR] = 1.65,
conclusionThe majority of physicians indicated that they believe they can adequately estimate patients' limited life expectancy and that they discuss patients' preferences for care. However, more physicians should be trained in communicating about patients' poor prognosis and care preferences.
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