2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2647750/v1
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Challenges of general practitioner-oncologist interaction in end-of-life communication: a qualitative study

Abstract: Purpose: To explore general practitioners‘ (GP) perspectives on initiation and conduction of end-of-life (EOL) conversations in patients with metastatic lung cancer and how they perceive the interaction with the oncologists of a cancer center. Methods: Qualitative design with in-depth interviews with GPs that refer patients with metastatic lung cancer to a cancer center; thematic analysis following Braun and Clarke. Results: We identified three main themes: timing and conduction of EOL-conversations, factors i… Show more

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