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November 11, 2025British Journal of General PracticeOpen Access

Attitudes to earlier Advance Care Planning: qualitative interview study in general practice

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SBSonya BushellIWIshbel Winter-LukeUniversity of HullEDElizabeth Dennis

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Overview

Qualitative interviews reveal positive attitudes on early advance care planning in adults with chronic conditions, indicating a preference for proactive healthcare discussions.

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore how individuals with long-term conditions view early advance care planning and their preferences for discussions.
  • Conducted qualitative interviews with participants from general practices in various settings.
  • Inclusion criteria included being over 18 years old and living with specified chronic conditions.
  • Utilised thematic analysis with a critical realist framework for data interpretation.
  • A total of 21 participants were engaged, predominantly living with multimorbidity.
  • Participants found early advance care planning to be less distressing and more supportive of ongoing decision-making.
  • Discussions revealed preferences for normalising advance care planning and proactive healthcare discussions.

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Bushell et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69252ea3c0ce034ddc356776https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2025.0393
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