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Communication about end-of-life care is increasingly recognized as a core clinical skill, but
doctors are often unprepared to have these conversations. Crisis situations at the end of life …

This article examines the evolution of and need for" end-of-life conversations." Barriers to
end-of-life discussions that have been identified in patients and families, health care …

Every year more than half a million people die in the United Kingdom, and most of these
deaths occur in hospitals. 1 While some deaths occur suddenly, the majority of deaths are …

This chapter uses a patient-centered communication framework to examine observational
studies of patient and family engagement in communication about end-of-life care. It …

Most end-of-life research assumes that effective communication is critical to the delivery of
high-quality end-of-life health care, but less is known about what constitutes effective end-of …

Care of the dying is a fundamental part of a clinician's role. When somebody is dying, rather
than there being 'nothing more that can be done', there is a lot to consider and explore to …

Background: Developing conversational plans can potentially help ameliorate some of the
apprehension that medical providers feel when approaching end-of-life conversations. The …

This article reports a qualitative study of elderly veterans' perceptions of and preferences for
end-of-life care. At a large urban Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, we asked 30 veterans and …

Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …