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 …

ObjectiveTo understand the clinical and psychosocial journey of culturally and linguistically
diverse (CALD) palliative care patients. MethodThis study was conducted at a subacute …

Abstract Language is used to achieve different outcomes. Discourse constructs social
entities by words chosen and shared language. Patterns of discourse carry particular power …

Palliative care prioritizes symptom management and quality of life throughout the course of
serious illness. Regardless of whether care is inpatient or outpatient, primary or …

Objective: The general population has been involved in considerable debate about
communication and awareness within the context of death and dying. However, there has …

Introduction Although much is asked clinically and emotionally of children and adolescents
who are receiving treatment for a life-threatening illness, they are not routinely asked how …

Retrospective research has identified communication impairment in over a quarter of
hospice patients (Jackson et al. 1996) but this field has not been investigated using speech …

In the next two decades, there will be advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the
disorders of aging that have the potential to change the way speech-language pathologists …

Background: Expert communication skills are essential for the delivery of effective palliative
care across the domains of care. However, few health care providers receive formal …