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Perspectives of Primary Care Providers Toward Palliative Care for Their Patients.

J Am Board Fam Med

November 2016

From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (DN); the University of Colorado College of Nursing (JJ); and the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine (CTN, DM).

Purpose: The need for all providers to deliver basic palliative care has emerged as patients' needs outstrip the capacity of specialty palliative care. Many patients with complex illnesses have unmet needs and are seen in primary care more than other settings. We explore primary care providers' willingness and perceived capacity to provide basic palliative care, and their concerns and perceived barriers.

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