How the more life discourse constrains end-of-life conversations in the primary care of medically frail older adults: A critical ethnography

There is growing emphasis for primary care clinicians to initiate and engage in end-of-life (EOL) conversations with medically frail older adults. However, EOL conversations happen most often when death is imminent or are avoided altogether. The objective of this study was to understand the socio-po...

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Main Authors: Celina Carter, Shan Mohammed, Ross Upshur, Pia Kontos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:SSM: Qualitative Research in Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321522001366