An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Computer Screening to Support Decision-Making about Use of Palliative Care Registers in Primary Care: GP Think Aloud and Patient and Carer Interviews

J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211024402. doi: 10.1177/21501327211024402.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This study aimed to understand factors that influence general practitioner (GP) use of automated computer screening to identify patients for the palliative care register (PCR) and the experiences of palliative care and this emerging technology from patients’ and carers’ perspectives.METHODS: A computer screening program electronically searches primary care records in routine clinical practice to identify patients with advanced illness who are not already on a PCR. Five GPs were asked to «think aloud» about adding patients identified by computer screening to the PCR. Key informant interviews with 6 patients on the…
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