Context End-of-life communication in acute care settings can be challenging and many
patients and families have reported low satisfaction with those conversations. Objective To …

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

Background: Effective communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of
patients approaching the end-of-life is vital to ensure patients have a 'good death'. To …

Introduction: Improving end of life care is a national imperative. Unsatisfactory care persists
particularly in acute hospitals, with shortcomings, variability in communication and advance …

Background Communication about the end of life is especially important in the family
context, as patients and their families are considered as the care unit in palliative care. Open …

Background Palliative care providers serving Chinese patients lack a culture-specific model
of communication, a strong evidence base for this and clear guidance on its application …

Background There is growing recognition that a diverse range of healthcare professionals
need competence in palliative approaches to care. Effective communication is a core …

Objective Communication between patients and end-of-life care providers requires
sensitivity given the context and complexity involved. This systematic review uses a narrative …

Increasing evidence demonstrates the benefits of early end-of-life care discussions with
patients with life-threatening illness and their families. However, these conversations often …

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 …