Adding a second surprise question triggers general practitioners to increase the thoroughness of palliative care planning: results of a pilot RCT with case vignettes

Abstract Background In our aging society, palliative care should be a standard component of health care. However, currently it is only provided to a small proportion of patients, mostly to those with cancer, and restricted to the terminal phase. Many general practitioners (GPs) say that one of their...

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Main Authors: F. Weijers, C. Veldhoven, C. Verhagen, K. Vissers, Y. Engels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-018-0312-6