关键词: 临终关怀和姑息治疗护理, 全科医生, 居家安宁疗护

Abstract: Hospice care improves a patient's quality of life at the end of life via reducing his physical and mental sufferings，and also relieves the physical and mental burden endured by his family members. In recent years，rich experience in developing hospice care has been accumulated in other countries，with a prominent feature of GPs being primary providers of home-based hospice care. However，given that the development of hospice care in China started late，the development of relevant essential projects is weak，and the research on GPs involvement in hospice care is still in its initial stage，it is necessary for China to accelerate the construction of a hospice care system to meet the increasing demand for hospice care. In view of this，we analyzed and summarized the useful experience of GPs participating in hospice care in the US，the UK，Australia and other countries，then put forward insightful suggestions in accordance with current status and characteristics of China's hospice care system：establishing a multi-level hospice care system，supplemented by activity-based payment and health insurance coverage；formulating guidelines for home-based hospice care services with the clarified scope of practice and responsibilities of GPs；strengthening hospice care education and training for GPs and nurses to improve their competencies；raising the awareness of advance care planning among doctors and patients with effective publicity tools to promote the long-term development of hospice care in China.

Key words: Hospice and palliative care nursing, General practitioners, Home palliative care