Background: Communication is key in optimizing medical care when a child is approaching
end of life (EOL). Research is yet to establish best practices for how medical teams can …

Background: Preparedness to initiate end-of-life (EoL) discussions is a confronting and
daunting task for all healthcare professionals. We conducted a group interview to explore …

Objectives To synthesise empirical findings on the role of family in end-of-life (EOL)
communication and to identify the communicative practices that are essential for EOL …

Objective: The objective of this exploratory study is to describe communication between
physicians and the actor parent of a standardized 8-year-old patient in respiratory distress …

Background: Communication between clinicians and families of dying children in the
pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is critically important for optimal care of the child and the …

CONTEXT: Conflicts between families and clinicians in pediatric end-of-life (EOL) care
cause distress for providers, dissatisfaction for patients' families, and potential suffering for …

Objective: To investigate clinical and demographic factors affecting the nature of end-of-life
decisions and pediatric palliative care. Design: Charts of 236 expired children were …

Health care providers recognize that delivery of effective communication with family
members of children with life-threatening illnesses is essential to palliative and end-of-life …

Background: The interaction of health care providers and hospital staff with patients and
families at the end of life affects the parental grief experience. Both verbal and nonverbal …

Communication between patients and family caregivers plays a key role in successful end-of-
life (EOL) care. In the majority of cases, health-care providers (HCP) are responsible for …