Facilitators and barriers for GP-patient communication in palliative care: A qualitative study among GPs, patients, and end-of-life consultants

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 585, 2011, Pages

  Slort, Willemjan ^a   Blankenstein, Annette H ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,b   Van Der Horst, Henriëtte E ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Communication; Family; Palliative care; Physician patient relationship; Physicians; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NETHERLANDS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; CONSULTANTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957514915     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp11X567081     Document Type: Article

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