Background Patients with heart failure have significant palliative care needs, but few are
offered palliative care. Understanding the experiences of delivering and receiving palliative …

Background: Palliative care needs of patients with chronic heart failure are poorly
recognised. Policy makers advise a patient-centred approach to holistically assess patients' …

It is increasingly recognised that end-of-life care is suboptimal, especially for those with
advanced non-malignant diseases. This study shows that individuals living with heart failure …

Background: While studies have evaluated caregiver outcomes in heart failure, the burden
and support needs when caring for someone with advanced heart failure at the end of life …

Palliative care has been challenged to share its message with a wider audience, and for
many years it has been articulating an approach that is suitable for all patients. However, it is …

Background Individuals with chronic heart failure experience high symptom burden, reduced
quality of life and high health care utilisation. Although there is growing evidence that a …

The purpose of this study was to explore the care processes experienced by community-
dwelling adults dying from advanced heart failure, their family caregivers, and their health …

Background Chronic heart failure is a complex and multifaceted syndrome characterised by
an unpredictable trajectory, high symptom burden and reduced quality of life. Although …

Background Informal caregivers play a pivotal role in the care of people living with advanced
heart failure, however, carers' needs have not been clearly identified. Aim The aim of this …

Background Although heart failure has a worse prognosis than some cancers, patients often
have restricted access to well-developed end of life (EoL) models of care. Studies show that …