Research has shown that primary care healthcare professionals (HCPs) find it difficult to engage with advance care planning (ACP) in heart failure (HF), affecting patient care. This study found qualitative evidence drawn from HCPs’ practical experience providing insights into their work challenges of engaging with ACP in HF. These findings address the recognised evidence gap in the literature, of which approaches perceived as helpful by HCPs to improve their engagement with ACP in HF include: a patient-led question prompt list, a shared decision-making tool, an ACP prompt between GPs and cardiologists, and disease-specific, practice-based ACP training. |