Developing a complex intervention to support timely engagement with palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in primary and secondary care in the UK: a study protocol.

Hackett, J; Bekker, H; Bennett, M; Carder, P; Gallagher, J; Henry, C; Kite, S; Taylor, Sally; Velikova, G; Ziegler, L

dc.contributor.author	Hackett, J
dc.contributor.author	Bekker, H
dc.contributor.author	Bennett, M
dc.contributor.author	Carder, P
dc.contributor.author	Gallagher, J
dc.contributor.author	Henry, C
dc.contributor.author	Kite, S
dc.contributor.author	Taylor, Sally
dc.contributor.author	Velikova, G
dc.contributor.author	Ziegler, L
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-12T20:20:22Z
dc.date.available	2018-07-12T20:20:22Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05-14
dc.identifier.citation	Developing a complex intervention to support timely engagement with palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in primary and secondary care in the UK: a study protocol. 2018, 8(5): e022835 BMJ Open	en
dc.identifier.issn	2044-6055
dc.identifier.pmid	29764891
dc.identifier.doi	10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022835
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10541/621103
dc.description.abstract	For patients with advanced cancer, timely access to palliative care can improve quality of life and enable patients to participate in decisions about their end-of-life care. However, in a UK population of 2500 patients who died from cancer, one-third did not receive specialist palliative care, and of those who did, the duration of involvement was too short to maximise the benefits. Initiating a conversation about palliative care is challenging for some health professionals and patients often have unmet information needs and misconceptions about palliative care. We will work closely with patients and health professionals to develop a patient decision aid and health professional training module designed to facilitate a timely and informed conversation about palliative care.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	Archived with thanks to BMJ open	en
dc.title	Developing a complex intervention to support timely engagement with palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in primary and secondary care in the UK: a study protocol.	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK	en
dc.identifier.journal	BMJ Open	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-12-17T15:27:37Z
html.description.abstract	For patients with advanced cancer, timely access to palliative care can improve quality of life and enable patients to participate in decisions about their end-of-life care. However, in a UK population of 2500 patients who died from cancer, one-third did not receive specialist palliative care, and of those who did, the duration of involvement was too short to maximise the benefits. Initiating a conversation about palliative care is challenging for some health professionals and patients often have unmet information needs and misconceptions about palliative care. We will work closely with patients and health professionals to develop a patient decision aid and health professional training module designed to facilitate a timely and informed conversation about palliative care.