Ethnic minorities currently compose approximately one third of the population of the United
States. The US model of health care, which values autonomy in medical decision making, is …

There is a curious asymmetry in cases where the use of religious language involves a
breakdown in communication and leads to a seemingly intractable dispute. Why does the …

Health professionals need to initiate end-of-life communication in a sensitive way. Specific
demands for health professionals in end-of-life communication are to differentiate own …

Aim. The aim of this paper is to report a study exploring patients' understanding of their
discussions about end‐of‐life care with nurses in a palliative care setting. Background. It is …

Good communication between clinicians, patients, their families, carers and other
professionals or agencies is crucial in the delivery of high-quality care. Effective …

Background: Few studies have examined physician–family caregiver communication at the
end of life, despite the important role families have in end-of-life care decisions. We …

Since technology deprives me of the intimacy of my illness, makes it not mine but something
that belongs to science, I wish my doctor could somehow restore it to me and make it …

ObjectiveTo understand the clinical and psychosocial journey of culturally and linguistically
diverse (CALD) palliative care patients. MethodThis study was conducted at a subacute …

Objective: To study the effectiveness of patient physician communications regarding health
care choices at the end of life. We studied communications occurring between physicians …

Objectives 001225The aim of this qualitative study is to better understand, through the
experiences and insights of hospital interpreters, how people from culturally and linguistic …