Objectives The present mixed-method systematic review identifies facilitators and barriers in
palliative care communication among health professionals and older people. Methods The …

Despite the mandated and moral imperative to advance linguistic competence in all health
care contexts, leadership that addresses this area of practice and study in end-of-life and …

Background. Thousands of South Africans are diagnosed with life-threatening illness every
year. Research shows that, globally, of the 20 million people who need palliative care at the …

Objective Appropriate palliative care communication is pivotal to optimizing the quality of life
in dying patients and their families. This review aims at describing communication patterns …

The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' palliative care communication, leadership,
and collaborative work, as defined by the Standards of Practice for Palliative Nursing, using …

Background: This paper investigates the palliative care competencies (knowledge,
behaviours, attitudes) and education needs of nurses and healthcare assistants (HCAs) who …

Building on the research conducted on institutional communication, and the analysis of
actual communication taking place in clinical settings, this study describes and highlights …

Talking about sad, bad, and difficult things with patients and their families is a fundamental
and an inevitable part of the health-care professional's (HCPs) work, but one in which few …

Although shared decision making (SDM) is advocated and adopted widely in the American
healthcare system, SDM can be strained and even avoided when medical decisions involve …

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