Mark Boughey

Sep 29, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Madeleine L Juhrmann |Phyllis Butow |Cara M Platts |Mark Boughey

Interprofessional understanding and communities of practiceAll participant groups remarked on the ‘multidisciplinary and holistic approach’ (Palliative care nurse, 30) of palliative care, which required greater ‘collaboration across agencies’ (Family carer, 45).

Mar 14, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Madeleine L Juhrmann |Phyllis Butow |Paul Simpson |Mark Boughey

Methods We employed a Delphi methodology to build systematic consensus from a broad range of experts, underpinned by a social constructivist epistemology.18 This approach has previously been used in palliative care research to gather international perspectives and develop best practice guidelines and frameworks, especially when clinical trials and large-scale observational research were not possible.18–21 The study adopted the four key methodological features of a Delphi: (1) a group of...