“It is not the fading candle that one expects”: general practitioners’ perspectives on life-preserving versus “letting go” decision-making in end-of-life home care

Background Many general practitioners (GPs) are willing to provide end-of-life (EoL) home care for their patients. International research on GPs’ approach to care in patients’ final weeks of life showed a combination of palliative measures with life-preserving actions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sercu, Maria, Renterghem, Veerle Van, Pype, Peter, Aelbrecht, Karolien, Derese, Anselme, Deveugele, Myriam
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750732/