Barriers to end-of-life discussions among hematologists: A qualitative study

201866 citationsJournal Article

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Chloé Prodhomme · Lille’s Cardiology Hospital

Dominique Jacquemin · Université Catholique de Lille

Licia Touzet · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille

Régis Aubry · Hôpital Privé Jean Mermo

Serge Daneault

Laurent Knoops · UCLouvain

Abstract

This study reveals some of the barriers clinicians face in initiating early discussion about palliative care or patients' end-of-life care plan. These difficulties may explain why early palliative care is little integrated into the hematology care model.

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Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Patient Dignity and Privacy

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Published in: Palliative Medicine

Volume 32, Issue 5, pp. 1021-1029

DOI: 10.1177/0269216318759862

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Barriers to end-of-life discussions among hematologists: A qualitative study

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