title: National consultation informing development of guidelines for a palliative approach for aged care in the community setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to obtain perspectives from key stakeholders to inform the development of Australian national guidelines for a palliative approach to aged care in the community setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, exploratory qualitative design was used. Sampling was purposive. Data were collected during audiotaped, semistructured, individual and focus group interviews that addressed the need for the guidelines and aimed to identify practice areas for inclusion. Thematic analysis was undertaken.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interviews were conducted across Australia and included 172 participants: health-care providers, consumers, volunteers and researchers/educators. Themes emerging from the data were: Provision of a Palliative Approach in Community Aged Care, Carer Support, Advance Care Planning, Physical and Psychological Symptom Assessment and Management, Psychosocial Support, Spiritual Support, Issues for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People, Older People from Diverse Cultural and Language Groups, and Clients with Special Needs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings underpinned development of new guideline documents.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Kristi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toye
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McConigley
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tieman
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Currow
authors.forename: Meg
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hegarty
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D032921:Consensus; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006291:Health Policy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000592:standards*; D011050:Policy Making; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: aged; frail elderly; palliative care; practice guidelines as a topic; qualitative research