Increasing challenges of general practitioner-oncologist interaction in end-of-life communication: a qualitative study
Because of the growing complexity in modern oncology, strategies for improvement in GP-oncologist interaction have to consider information about therapeutic advances and prognosis of patients. The increasing prognostic uncertainty hazards the adequate provision and conduction of EOL-conversations and thus, the timely integration of palliative care. As a consequence, a trustful personal interaction that includes direct contact via phone calls between GPs and oncologists should be encouraged.
Authors
- Nicole Deis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0311-0953)
- Matthias Villalobos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8730-1134)
- Anja Siegle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-9931)
- Anastasia Korezelidou
- Laura Unsöld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-9705)
- Michael Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9511-055X)
Institutions
- Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- German Center for Lung Research (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01690-w
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg