An exploration of palliative care providers’ lived experiences of implementing the gold standards framework in oncology care from a hospital-based, outpatient palliative care setting

Palliative care aims to address the needs of patients and family members who are dealing with a life-altering illness. The Gold Standards Framework (GSF), consisting of 7 key components (Communication, Coordination, Control of Symptoms, Continuity of Care, Continued Learning, Carer Support and Care in the Dying Phase), is a tool implemented in palliative care to ensure such objectives are met. Therefore, through an in-depth qualitative analysis, this thesis examined the lived experiences of 6 palliative care providers on implementing the GSF in oncology care from a hospital-based, outpatient palliative care setting. The GSF facilitated the interpretation of the results according to each component of the framework and 11 subthemes emerged. This study highlights the facilitators and barriers that impact the implementation of the GSF in a hospital-based, outpatient setting. This study has implications for palliative care practice, policy, education and research to help strengthen the development of sustainable palliative care.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Health Sciences (MHSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Community Health

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Dissanayake, Melanie

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Lemonde, Manon

• Cancer
• Palliative care
• Gold standards framework
• Healthcare providers
• Palliative

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/930

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/930