Improving patients’, carers’ and primary care healthcare professionals’ experiences of discharge communication from specialist palliative care to community settings: a qualitative interview study

niversity of Birmingham0 个研究点目标入组 45 人开始时间: 2023年12月29日最近更新: 2024年7月8日

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2024 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38902635/ (added 21/06/2024)

•Inclusion criteria for patients and carers:
•1. Adult (18+ years old) patients or carers for patients discharged to primary care from a participating specialist palliative care facility at a hospital or hospice following an episode of care
•2. Discharge event no longer than two weeks ago at the time of participant screening and selection for the study
•Inclusion criteria for primary care healthcare professional interviews:
•Working in a participating General Practice team (including associated community nursing) and receiving and/or acting upon discharge communications. This may include, but not be limited to, General Practitioners, Nurse Practitioners, and District Nurses.

•Exclusion criteria (all):
•1. Children (those aged <18 years old)
•2. Patients who are deemed by their care team or treating clinician as lacking the capacity to provide informed consent to participate in the study (e.g. Alzheimer’s) or are otherwise deemed unsuitable for study participation
•3. Patients discharged to providers or units other than primary care (e.g. discharge to secondary care)
•4. Persons who have expressed a prior wish not to participate in research
•5. Bereaved carers (<6 months ago)
•6. Healthcare professional who has worked for less than one month in Primary Care

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