Introduction Although much is asked clinically and emotionally of children and adolescents
who are receiving treatment for a life-threatening illness, they are not routinely asked how …

Communication in care of the dying Page 108 Chapter 5 Communication in care of the dying
Susie Wilkinson A major component of the successful delivery of the Liverpool Care Pathway for …

Background: Majority of the progress and development in palliative care in the last decade
has been improvements in physical aspects of treatment, namely pain and symptom …

Dying patients are frequently hospitalized toward the end of their lives, and cared for by
hospitalist physicians. Identifying patients who are actively dying and providing appropriate …

Background: Health professionals commonly underestimate caregiver needs for information
about palliative care, death and dying and may feel poorly prepared to discuss these issues …

Effective communication between dying cancer patients and their health care providers
about prognosis and treatment options ensures informed decision making at the end of life …

Objective: Effective communication regarding death and dying in pediatrics is a vital
component of any quality palliative care service. The goal of the current study is to …

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 …

Objective To help increase the confidence of both caregivers and clinicians in providing
palliative care to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) using an easy …

Introduction: Many of the symptoms presented by palliative patients culminate in dysphagia
and communication disorders. Purpose: To analyze the opinion of palliative care patients …