Journal
of Pain and Symptom Management, Apr 2016, vol. 51, no. 4, p. 718
Sinclair,
Craig, Gates, Kiri, Evans, Sharon, Auret, Kirsten Anne
In this study, the authors found that the likelihood of initiating ACP was influenced by GP attitudes and psychosocial aspects of the doctor-patient relationship. They suggest that to encourange engagement with the process, training needs to be targeted at attitudes towards ACP and communication skills.