Anne EbenauBoukje Dijkstra,Chantal ter Huurne,Jeroen Hasselaar,Kris Vissers and Marieke Groot
This study aims to explore the issues and needs of patients with SUD and multiple problems, and their proxies, in the palliative care phase. It shows that talking about and anticipating palliative care with this patient-group appears hard due to patients’ closed and avoiding communication. Furthermore, some of the patients’ EOL preferences and needs, and coping strategies, seem to differ from the more generally-accepted ideas and practices. The authors offer suggestions for the improvement in communication with this patient-group, the identification of the palliative care phase and person-centred care.
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