Good communication is at the core of palliative care, providing a medium for clinicians to
express their concern and respect for patients that honors the mission of medicine. The …

Background: The cognitive and communication challenges experienced by people with
intellectual disability present difficulties for health professionals, particularly in the face of …

Medical interpreters are the primary facilitators of effective communication between clinical
providers and patients with limited English proficiency. They can assist in managing …

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 …

Background: Prognosis conversations are complex phenomena of substantial importance to
palliative care (PC), yet these remain poorly understood. This study empirically identifies …

A growing percentage of critically ill patients and their families in the United States speak
limited English. We present the case of a palliative care consult conducted across language …

Objective There is a limited understanding of symptom meaning and its significance to
clinical practice within symptom experience literature. This study aims to qualitatively …

Health care provider communication proficiency is critical in the initiation and revisitation of
these discussions throughout the trajectory of chronic illness. The delivery of palliative care …

Effective communication in palliative care would be the goal of most health care workers;
these skills are assumed to be innate in the caring professions but the evidence can be …

Background: Communication about prognosis is a key ingredient of effective palliative care.
When patients with advanced cancer develop increased prognostic understanding, there is …