This study examined whether patients who are not fluent in English receive less than optimal
palliative care. The subjects were 130 consecutive patients (24 non-English speakers, NE …

Effective symptom control is impossible without effective communication. The most powerful
analgesics are of little value if health-care professionals do not have an accurate …

Purpose: With an ageing population, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) can expect to
encounter legal and ethical challenges associated with palliative and end-of-life care more …

Context Age-related hearing loss can impair patient-provider communication about symptom
management, goals of care, and end-of-life decision-making. Objectives To determine …

Background: Clinician-patient communication is central in palliative care, but it has not been
described qualitatively which specific elements of communication are important for high …

Background: Difficulty swallowing is a well-documented symptom in head and neck cancer
and oesophageal malignancy. The frequency of oropharyngeal swallowing difficulties in the …

Context Language barriers can influence the health quality and outcomes of limited English
proficiency (LEP) patients at end of life, including symptom assessment and utilization of …

Background Efforts to improve communication between physicians and dying patients have
been unsuccessful, and guidelines for improving patient-physician communication about …

Constance Dahlin is a nurse practitioner, Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Boston, and is on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative …

This article defines palliative care for swallowing disorders as treatment for severe and
chronic dysphagia or intractable aspiration when the recovery of normal swallowing is not …