TY - JOUR
T1 - Facilitators and barriers to general practitioner and general practice nurse participation in end-of-life care
T2 - Systematic review
AU - Rhee, Joel J.
AU - Rhee, Joel J.
AU - Grant, Matthew
AU - Senior, Hugh
AU - Monterosso, Leanne
AU - Monterosso, Leanne
AU - McVey, Peta
AU - Johnson, Claire
AU - Aubin, Michèle
AU - Nwachukwu, Harriet
AU - Bailey, Claire
AU - Fallon-Ferguson, Julia
AU - Yates, Patsy
AU - Williams, Briony
AU - Mitchell, Geoffrey
PY - 2024/5/1
Y1 - 2024/5/1
N2 - Background: General practitioners (GPS) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide palliative care (PC) or end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary EoLC, the facilitators and barriers to their provision need to be understood. Objective: To provide a comprehensive description of the facilitators and barriers to GP and GPN provision of PC or EoLC. Method: Systematic literature review. Data included papers (2000 to 2017) sought from Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, Joanna Briggs Institute and Cochrane databases. Results: From 6209 journal articles, 62 reviewed papers reported the GP's and GPN's role in EoLC or PC practice. Six themes emerged: Patient factors; personal GP factors; general practice factors; relational factors; co-ordination of care; availability of services. Four specific settings were identified: Aged care facilities, out-of-hours care and resource-constrained settings (rural, and low-income and middle-income countries). Most GPS provide EoLC to some extent, with greater professional experience leading to increased comfort in performing this form of care. The organisation of primary care at practice, local and national level impose numerous structural barriers that impede more significant involvement. There are potential gaps in service provision where GPNs may provide significant input, but there is a paucity of studies describing GPN routine involvement in EoLC. Conclusions: While primary care practitioners have a natural role to play in EoLC, significant barriers exist to improved GP and GPN involvement in PC. More work is required on the role of GPNs.
AB - Background: General practitioners (GPS) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide palliative care (PC) or end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary EoLC, the facilitators and barriers to their provision need to be understood. Objective: To provide a comprehensive description of the facilitators and barriers to GP and GPN provision of PC or EoLC. Method: Systematic literature review. Data included papers (2000 to 2017) sought from Medline, PsycInfo, Embase, Joanna Briggs Institute and Cochrane databases. Results: From 6209 journal articles, 62 reviewed papers reported the GP's and GPN's role in EoLC or PC practice. Six themes emerged: Patient factors; personal GP factors; general practice factors; relational factors; co-ordination of care; availability of services. Four specific settings were identified: Aged care facilities, out-of-hours care and resource-constrained settings (rural, and low-income and middle-income countries). Most GPS provide EoLC to some extent, with greater professional experience leading to increased comfort in performing this form of care. The organisation of primary care at practice, local and national level impose numerous structural barriers that impede more significant involvement. There are potential gaps in service provision where GPNs may provide significant input, but there is a paucity of studies describing GPN routine involvement in EoLC. Conclusions: While primary care practitioners have a natural role to play in EoLC, significant barriers exist to improved GP and GPN involvement in PC. More work is required on the role of GPNs.
KW - chronic conditions
KW - communication
KW - education and training
KW - home care
KW - service evaluation
KW - supportive care
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086790978&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002109
DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002109
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32561549
AN - SCOPUS:85086790978
SN - 2045-435X
VL - 14
SP - E12-E22
JO - BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
JF - BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
IS - e1
ER -