Person-centered, family-oriented services are integral to palliative and end-of-life care.
Effective communication with providers informs the quality of the dying experience for …

Objective: Most palliative care efforts focus on assessing and improving the quality of life
and quality of care for patients. Palliative care views the family as the unit of care; therefore …

Despite families providing considerable care at end of life, there are substantial gaps in the
provision of supportive care. A qualitative interview study was conducted with 17 caregivers …

Palliative care is specialized health care to improve quality of life for patients with serious
illness and their families through prevention and relief of suffering. A Palliative Care Institute …

In A Natural History of Family Cancer, 1 the story is told of how family members talk about
and through terminal illness on the telephone. Over 13 months and across 61 phone calls …

The key to quality end-of-life care is a trusting physician-patient relationship and satisfying
communication. Training and experience are needed to effectively share bad news, elicit …

Background: This study aimed to understand how caregivers make the transition to end-
stage caregiving and to illuminate its unique aspects using a stress process model …

This study examined the challenges faced by family members at the end of life in different
care settings and how those challenges compare across settings. A total of 30 participants …

Understanding family dynamics is a key component in providing comprehensive care for
persons with progressive illnesses and their caregivers. The purpose of this study was to …

End-of-life situations are fraught with challenges for patients, family members, and
individuals working at the patient's bedside. Care workers must address needs of the …