Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …

Context Although several interventions aimed to promote end-of-life conversations are
available, it is unclear whether and how these affect delivery of end-of-life conversations …

Good communication is central to good healthcare. As a result of poor communication
between parents and healthcare professionals (HCPs) in clinical settings, this study aimed …

Importance Communication during conversations about death is critical; however, little is
known about the language clinicians and families use to discuss death. Objective To …

Background: The exploration and monitoring of the personal values, wishes, and needs
(VWN) of patients in the palliative phase by hospital clinicians is essential for guiding …

Context The phrase “goals of care”(GOC) is common in serious illness care, yet it lacks
clarity and consistency. Understanding how GOC is used across healthcare contexts is an …

The Quality of Communication Questionnaire (QoC) was culturally adapted for Brazil due to
its importance and use in several studies and different scenarios. The objective of this study …

ObjectivesAlthough caring for dying patients and their family caregivers (FC) is integral to
patient care, training in communication about approaching death is almost inexistent in …

Effective doctor-patient-family communication is an integral and sensitive part of health care,
assessing its quality is essential to identify aspects needing disclosure and, if necessary …

Background Perspectives of key stakeholders should be fully considered to enhance
culturally appropriate strategies in end-of-life communication and strengthen healthcare …