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ArticleBMC palliative care2025

Perspectives of clinicians on shared decision making in hospice care for advanced cancer patients in Nanjing: a descriptive qualitative study.

Tianyu Pang, Kairan Yan, Yujie Zhou, Lulu Sun, Ligui Wu, Ling Yuan, Zhi Zhou

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Tianyu PangDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Kairan YanSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yujie ZhouSchool of Nursing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Lulu SunDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Ligui WuDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Ling YuanDepartment of Oncology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. yuanling@njglyy.com.
Zhi ZhouPalliative Medicine Department, Benq Hospital Affilated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.

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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School 2023-A705
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Abstract

backgroundAs the cancer burden increases in China, the need for hospice care is escalating. The right of informed consent to hospice care for patients with advanced cancer is still at the experimental stage, and patients still face numerous obstacles when it comes to participating in hospice care decision-making. In this context, we conducted a qualitative study to explore perspectives of clinicians on shared decision making (SDM) in hospice care for advanced cancer patients.

methodsThis study employed a descriptive phenomenological research method. We conducted semi-structured interviews with clinicians recruited from 4 hospital in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China from January to March 2023. Two researchers used Colaizzi 7-step analysis method to analyze, summarize, integrate and refine the data.

resultsA total of 17 clinicians participated. Three main themes were extracted: (1) Clinician attitudes regarding SDM; (2) Influencing factors are multidimensional; (3) Recommendations for implementing SDM in hospice care decision-making.

conclusionSDM in hospice care for advanced cancer patients was affected by multiple factors in medical practice. It is highly desirable to focus on improving the decision support system, optimizing the SDM model of hospice care to ensure the informed choice of patients with advanced cancer.

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Decision Making, SharedHealth PersonnelHospice CareNeoplasmsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelChinaFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchAdvanced cancerCliniciansHospice carePerspectivesQualitative researchShared decision making

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