Much qualitative research is interview based, and this paper provides an outline of
qualitative interview techniques and their application in medical settings. It explains the …

Background Poor communication skills can potentially compromise patient care. However,
as communication skills training (CST) programs are not seen as a priority to many clinical …

Background Ageing populations worldwide and a concomitant increase in chronic
conditions translates into an increased demand for the delivery of palliative and end of life …

Background: Healthcare providers working in hospitals are frequently exposed to patients
with palliative care needs. For most patients, these reflect non-specialist rather than …

Despite the seemingly evident pertinence of palliative care for patients suffering from non-
oncological long-term life-threatening diseases, everyday clinical practice is far from that …

Background: Internal medicine residents are frequently called upon to provide palliative care
to hospitalized patients, but report feeling unprepared to do so effectively. Curricular …

Culture of Death Denial: Relevant or Rhetoric in Medical Education? | Journal of Palliative
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Background: Little is known about the attitudes of healthcare professional students'
perceived competence and confidence in treating those with dementia who are at the end of …

Background By measuring the quality of the organisation of palliative care with process and
structure quality indicators (QIs), patients, caregivers and policy makers are able to monitor …

Objectives This paper reports on qualitative data exploring the experiences and coping
mechanisms of medical specialists from the specialties of intensive care, surgery, oncology …