Patients’, families’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives on end-of-life communication in Chinese hospital settings: A qualitative study protocol

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Chen, W., Chung, J., Ka Wai Lam, K/ and Molasiotis, A. 2023. Patients’, families’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives on end-of-life communication in Chinese hospital settings: A qualitative study protocol. PLos ONE. pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296342
AuthorsChen, W., Chung, J., Ka Wai Lam, K/ and Molasiotis, A.
Abstract

Background
Perspectives of key stakeholders should be fully considered to enhance culturally appropriate strategies in end-of-life communication and strengthen healthcare service delivery. So far, little research evidence is available on Chinese patients’, families’, and healthcare professionals’ experiences with and perspectives of end-of-life communication in hospital settings.

Aim
The current study aims to explore experiences, perceptions and suggestions of end-of-life communication among Chinese terminally ill patients, their families and healthcare providers.

Methods
The phenomenology qualitative approach will be adopted. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions will be used to collect relevant data. Eligible terminally ill patients, family caregivers and healthcare providers will be recruited in two hospitals in Mainland China via purposive sampling. Thematic analysis will be performed to analyse data. The Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) checklist will be followed for reporting. This study has been registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05734781).

Discussion
This qualitative study is, as far as we are aware, the first to specifically address patient/family-provider end-of-life communication in the Chinese social-cultural context. The results hold the potential to enrich current knowledge of end-of-life communication, navigate culturally appropriate communication strategies, and inform the development of related training programs for healthcare providers in hospital settings.

Keywordsend-of-life communication; Chinese patients ; terminal illness
Year2023
JournalPLos ONE
Journal citationpp. 1-12
PublisherPLOS
ISSN 1932-6203
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296342
Web address (URL)https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0296342
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