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- Title
Professionals delivering palliative care to people with COPD: qualitative study.
- Authors
Spence, A.; Hasson, F.; Waldron, M.; Kernohan, W. G.; McLaughlin, D.; Watson, B.; Cochrane, B.; Marley, A. M.
- Abstract
This article describes health and social care professionals' perceptions of palliative care and facilitators and barriers to the delivery of such care for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Health professionals participated in semi structured interviews and focus groups which were analysed using content analysis. According to participants, care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is focused upon the management of symptoms, with emphasis focused predominately on an acute model of care. Key barriers towards the delivery of palliative care included the reluctance to negotiatie end-of-life decisions and a perceived lack of understanding among patients and carers regarding the illness trajectory. Consequently the delivery of palliative care was viewed as a specialist role rather than an integral component of care. There is a need for education and training for health and social care professions to plan and provide high quality end-of-life care.
- Subjects
OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases; HEALTH professionals' associations; PALLIATIVE treatment; MEDICAL care; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Palliative Medicine, 2009, Vol 23, Issue 2, p126
- ISSN
0269-2163
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0269216308098804