How much information is ‘reasonable’? A qualitative interview study of the prescribing practices of palliative care professionals (original) (raw)

Palliative Medicine

Abstract

Background: Prescribing clinicians have to negotiate ambiguities around information provision and consent for medications on a daily basis, despite the availability of professional guidance. Aim: This study aims to explore some of the many factors prescribing clinicians in the United Kingdom take into account when deciding what information to give to patients about medication choices, and when. Design: In depth face-to-face interviews, utilising both a hypothetical scenario and semi-structured prompts, were conducted in order to elicit extended reflections on how clinicians individually work through such dilemmas and make decisions. Setting/participants: Ten prescribing clinicians (doctors and nurses) from a large combined team of National Health Service (NHS) secondary and community palliative care providers in England. Results: Palliative care staff regularly face choices about information provision in prescribing discussions, in particular when considering whether information mig...

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