Seriously Ill Patient Perspectives of and Attitudes Toward Discussing Goals of Care and Treatment Preferences: A Qualitative Study in a Middle Eastern Country (S781)

In caring for patients with serious illness and their families, discussing patients' goals-of-care (GOC) is central to avoid unwanted hospitalization, prolongation of the dying process, and unnecessary suffering at the end of life. There is little evidence describing patient views of GOC from the perspective of Middle Eastern and Muslim-majority countries.

Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - January 25, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Alaa Albashayreh, Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Omar Shamieh, Ma'an Al-Omari Source Type: research