Doctors reluctant to discuss end-of-life care with heart failure patients
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 12:50
in Health & Medicine
Few healthcare providers report talking to their heart failure patients about end-of-life care preferences. Doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants cited patient uneasiness, their own discomfort and lack of time as main reasons for not discussing the subject. Nearly a third of clinicians surveyed said they lacked the confidence to bring up the subject of end-of-life care.