Family physicians supporting patients with palliative care needs within the patient medical home in the community: an appreciative inquiry study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Canadians want to live and die in their home communities. Unfortunately, Canada has the highest proportion of deaths in acute care facilities as compared with other developed nations. This study aims to identify the essential components required to best support patients and families with palliative care needs in their communities to inform system changes and empower family physicians (FPs) in providing community-based palliative care for patients.

Design

Appreciative inquiry (AI) methodology with individual interviews. Interview transcripts were analysed iteratively for emerging themes and used to develop 'possibility statements' to frame discussion in subsequent focus groups. A conceptual framework emerged to describe the 'destiny' state as per AI methods.

Set

SUBMITTER: Tan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640631 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature