Background As in other areas of health delivery, there is a need to ensure that end-of-life
care is guided by patient centred research. A systematic review was undertaken to examine …

Background: The majority of end-of-life (EOL) care occurs in general practice. However, we
still have little knowledge about how this care is delivered or how it can be assessed and …

The field of palliative care in the United States developed in response to a public health
crisis—namely, poor quality of life for patients with serious illness and their families—and …

Background There is a pressing need to improve end-of-life care in acute settings. This
requires meeting the learning needs of all acute care healthcare professionals to develop …

Objective The aim of this study was to map end-of-life care in acute hospital settings against
Elements 1–5 of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care's …

bloomer mj, moss c & cross wm (2011) Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness
3, 165–173 End‐of‐life care in acute hospitals: an integrative literature review Aim. To …

Background: Prioritisation of end-of-life care by policymakers has been the subject of
extensive rhetoric, but little scrutiny. In England, responsibility for improving health and care …

Background Prior studies attempting to improve end-of-life care have focused on specific
outcomes deemed important to healthcare providers, with disappointing results …

Objective. To identify psychometrically sound measures of outcomes in end‐of‐life care and
to characterize their use in intervention studies. Data Sources. English language articles …

Background Widespread implementation of palliative care treatment plans could reduce
suffering in the last days of life by adopting best practices of traditionally home-based …