SynthesisBMC palliative care2022
Views of general practitioners on end-of-life care learning preferences: a systematic review.
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- Evaluating palliative care case conferences in primary care for patients with advanced non-malignant chronic conditions: a cluster-randomised controlled trial (KOPAL).Age and ageing · 2024Trial
- General practitioners and general practitioner registrars' experiences and learning from caring for dying patients: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- The Practices of Portuguese Primary Health Care Professionals in Palliative Care Access and Referral: A Focus Group Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Integration of Palliative Care into Primary Care: A Collaborative Effort Between the Indian Association of Palliative Care and the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2024Article
- [Using metaphor and art to talk about death with occupational therapy students].Canadian medical education journal · 2024Article
- The provision of bereavement care by general practitioners: data from a sentinel network.BMC primary care · 2024Article
- General practitioners and palliative care practices: a better knowledge of specific services is still needed.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Aftercare Provision for Bereaved Relatives Following Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study Among Physicians.International journal of public health · 2024Article
- End-of-Life Care Education as Blended Learning Approach for General Practitioners: a Scoping Review.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Specialist and Primary Physicians' Experiences and Perspectives of Collaboration While Caring for Palliative Patients-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Using Social Constructivist Learning Theory to Unpack General Practitioners' Learning Preferences of End-of-Life Care: A Systematically Constructed Narrative Review.Indian journal of palliative careReview
- Joint Position Statement between Indian Association of Palliative Care and Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine - A Collaborative Effort to Expand Primary Palliative Care throughout the Country.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundGeneral practitioners (GPs) play a pivotal role in providing end-of-life care in the community. Although they value end-of-life care, they have apprehensions about providing care in view of the limitations in knowledge and skills in end-of-life care. This review aimed to explore, synthesise, and analyse the views of general practitioners on end-of-life care learning preferences.
methodsMEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane were searched for literature on the views of general practitioners on end-of-life care learning preferences from 01/01/1990 to 31/05/2021. Methodological quality was reported.
resultsOf the 10,037 articles identified, 23 were included for the review. Five themes developed from the review. The desire to provide palliative care, as well as self-actualisation needs, relevance to practice, a sense of responsibility, and a therapeutic bond, motivates general practitioners to learn end-of-life care. Some of the learning needs expressed were pain and symptom management, communication skills, and addressing caregiver needs. Experiential learning and pragmatist learning styles were preferred learning styles. They perceived the need for an amicable learning environment in which they could freely express their deficiencies. The review also identified barriers to learning, challenges at personal and professional level, feelings of disempowerment, and conflicts in care.
conclusionGPs' preference for learning about end-of-life care was influenced by the value attributed to learning, context and content, as well as preference for learning styles and the availability of resources. Thus, future trainings must be in alignment with the GPs' learning preferences.
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