Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with progressive symptoms and
increased treatment burden, especially at the end of life. However, most patients do not …

Numerous factors impede effective and timely end-of-life (EOL) care communication. These
factors include delays in communication until patients are seriously ill and/or close to death …

Rationale: Previous research has shown that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) desire conversations about end-of-life wishes. However, most clinicians do …

Background: Residents are often responsible for eliciting patients' treatment preferences at
the end of life (EOL), yet we have a limited understanding of their competence in this task …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to effective conversations about
advance care planning (ACP) and palliative care reported by health care and community …

Objectives Long-term care (LTC) is an important setting for goals of care (GoC) discussions.
Understanding clinician barriers to GoC discussions could identify opportunities for LTC …

Background Research about advance care planning (ACP) has often targeted those with
serious illness and limited prognosis, thereby not addressing the preferences of healthy …

Background: Reports describe patient and health care system benefits when clinicians
engage in end-of-life conversations with patients diagnosed with life-limiting illnesses, yet …

Background Existing studies suggest that patients with COPD would like to know more about
end-of-life issues such as prognosis, advance directives, intubation/mechanical ventilation …

Background Previous studies have noted that participation in advanced care planning (ACP)
and end-of-life (EOL) discussions remain low among Latino communities. Various studies …