Alleviating the problems faced by patients in their advanced stages of cancer and their
families has drawn substantial public attention, but little is known about the experience of …

Aim: Experiences of family members of terminally ill patients with hospital end-of-life care
were explored. The study is part of a larger study that investigated patients' and families' …

This case study focuses on the communication between a palliative home care team and the
family caregivers who cared for a dying husband, a father, a son. The formal and informal …

Nursing homes are increasingly becoming the place of care and site of death for growing
numbers of frail older people dying of chronic progressive illnesses. Despite this increase …

The Delphi technique is often used when consensus views of experts are sought in nursing
education, management and clinical work. This article discusses the usefulness of the …

This article reports on the processes of staff members in referring patients to a study that
explored the experience of palliative patients, family members, and health professionals with …

This descriptive correlational study was employed to identify family needs of critically ill adult
patients as perceived by nurses working in Critical Care Units in Jordan. Following approval …

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Treatment under the traditional medical model has largely ignored the family's knowledge,
expertise and potential therapeutic effects on hospitalized mentally ill people. This paper …

Background Despite family meetings being widely used to facilitate discussion among
patients, families, and clinicians in palliative care, there is limited evidence to support their …