Background: There is a reliance on voluntary organisations in healthcare. Education is
necessary to keep up-to-date with best practice. The authors' aim was to identify education …

Aims and objectives To systematically review qualitative studies exploring families'
experiences of spiritual care at the end of life in acute hospital settings. Background …

Background: Family members have traumatic experiences when a loved one is admitted into
critical care units as they are not psychological prepared for the sudden illness of a loved …

The transition period between inpatient and community care is often a time of anxiety for
patients receiving palliative care and their families. The team at Michael Sobell House …

Because of the lack of guidelines and standardized protocols for end-of-life nursing care in
intensive care units in Korea, many nurses have reported facing difficulties when providing …

Psychosocial issues been described, depending on how deeply the team member is
involved in solving the family's problems. According to Doherty, 18 there are five levels of …

Aim: To document the perception of terminally ill patients and their family members on the
care provided to them, and to look at the components of holistic care that are viewed as …

A three-stage Delphi investigation was undertaken over a 4-month period in a primary care
trust to identify the perceived clinical needs of nurses. Practice nurses, district nurses, health …

The Delphi technique is a structured process, which uses a series of questionnaires (or
rounds) to gather information. The process continues until 'group'consensus is reached …