当前位置： SCI文献检索 > JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT期刊下所有文献 > How We Can Improve the Quality of Care for Patients Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying: A Qualitative Study of Health Care Providers.

How We Can Improve the Quality of Care for Patients Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying: A Qualitative Study of Health Care Providers.

Abstract：

CONTEXT:Since Canada decriminalized medical assistance in dying (MAID) in 2015, clinicians and organizations have developed policies and protocols to implement assisted dying in clinical practice. Five years on, there is little consensus as to what constitutes high-quality care in MAID. OBJECTIVES:To describe MAID clinicians' perspectives on quality of care in MAID, including challenges, successes, and clinical practice suggestions. METHODS:We conducted an exploratory, multicenter, and qualitative study at four Canadian centers. Using a semistructured interview guide, we conducted interviews with 20 health care providers. Interviews were transcribed and deidentified before analysis. Adopting a qualitative descriptive approach, we used a thematic analysis to identify primary and secondary themes in the interviews and practice suggestions to improve quality of care to patients who request MAID. RESULTS:We identified three major themes. 1) Improving access and patient experience: clinicians described struggles in ensuring equitable access to MAID and supporting MAID patients and their families. 2) Supporting providers and sustainability: clinicians described managing MAID workload, remuneration, educational needs, and the emotional impact of participating in assisted dying. 3) Institutional support: descriptions of MAID communication tools and training, use of standardized care pathways, interprofessional collaboration, and human resource planning. Clinicians also described suggestions for clinical practice to improve quality of care. CONCLUSION:Canadian health care providers described unique challenges in caring for patients who request MAID, along with practices to improve the quality of care.

journal_name

J Pain Symptom Manage

journal_title

Journal of pain and symptom management

authors

Oczkowski SJW,Crawshaw D,Austin P,Versluis D,Kalles-Chan G,Kekewich M,Curran D,Miller PQ,Kelly M,Wiebe E,Dees M,Frolic A

doi

10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.08.018

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-08-21 00:00:00

eissn

0885-3924

issn

1873-6513

pii

S0885-3924(20)30693-X

pub_type

杂志文章

在线工具

How We Can Improve the Quality of Care for Patients Requesting Medical Assistance in Dying: A Qualitative Study of Health Care Providers.