Why the study?
Advance care planning can improve quality of life in heart failure, but primary care healthcare professionals find it difficult to engage with and patient care remains suboptimal.
Population
24 primary care healthcare professionals (GPs and primary care nurses) in England
Design
Qualitative semi-structured interview study
Authors
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Primary care HCPs need targeted ACP support in HF; leaves open which strategies improve engagement.
Primary care professionals identify fear of death, lack of communication skills, and uncertainty about timing as key barriers to advance care planning in heart failure, suggesting disease-specific training and shared decision-making tools as solutions.
Schichtel et al. (2021) studied this question.
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