Population
37 full-time staff members working in the cardiology department of a university teaching hospital in France.
Design
Other
Key result
Physicians and nurses in a cardiology department hold heterogeneous, individual perceptions of end-of-life situations that are not yet aligned with professional society recommendations.
Authors
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Cardiology departments may require targeted interventions to align end-of-life perceptions with recommendations; leaves open the efficacy of such approaches in practice.
This qualitative study highlights that current end-of-life practices in cardiology are heterogeneous and heavily focused on curative measures, indicating a need for better alignment with palliative care guidelines.
Ecarnot et al. (2018) studied End-of-life situations in cardiology (n=37). End-of-life care perceptions and practices was evaluated on Perceptions and attitudes regarding end-of-life situations. Physicians and nurses in a cardiology department hold heterogeneous, individual perceptions of end-of-life situations that are not yet aligned with professional society recommendations.