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"If I Have Any Problems, I Just Want to See My [Primary Care] Doctor": Perspectives on a Proposed Collaborative RUral PALliative Care Intervention (RuPal)

Description
Explores perspectives on a proposed palliative care intervention among 26 heart failure patients, caregivers, and primary care providers in rural Maine. Discusses perspectives on trust in primary care versus specialist-delivered palliative care and facilitators of effective palliative care collaborations.
Author(s)
Eric C. Anderson, Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Nicole Hudak, et al.
Citation
BMC Palliative Care, 25, 199
Date
05/2026
Tagged as
Access · Cardiovascular disease · Culture · Hospice and palliative care · Primary care · Service delivery models · Maine