Development of a complex intervention to support the initiation of advance care planning by general practitioners in patients at risk of deteriorating or dying: A phase 0-1 study

BMC Palliative Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  De Vleminck, Aline ^a   Houttekier, Dirk ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,b   Vander Stichele, Robert ^a,c   Pardon, Koen ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advance care planning; End of life care; General practice; Implementation; Intervention

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVERSATION; DOCUMENTATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; EARLY MEDICAL INTERVENTION; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84957653388     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1472684X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12904-016-0091-x     Document Type: Article

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