Abstract Background and Objectives Since the 1980s, most researchers have agreed on the
concept of social and emotional loneliness as an unacceptable and negatively experienced …

This review aimed to examine and synthesise literature on spirituality as experienced by
individuals living with terminal cancer. Six databases were systematically searched for …

Background: Awareness of the impending end of one's life can pose profound existential
challenges, thereby impairing well-being. Confronting one's own end of life may be an …

Background The perception of being closer to death can be experienced due to old age or
life-limiting diseases, and can pose profound existential challenges. Actively confronting …

This study explored the meanings and experiences of patients with terminal chronic
diseases and their caregivers, who face the imminence of death in the home environment …

Objective In a recent study, we explored what kind of existential concerns patients with
advanced cancer disclose during a routine hospital consultation and how they communicate …

Background: Although empathic responding is considered a core competency in specialty
palliative care (PC), patterns of empathic communication in PC encounters are not well …

Objective Advanced cancer poses a threat to all aspects of being, potentially causing
existential suffering. We explore what kind of existential concerns patients with advanced …

Purpose Despite improved survival for people with advanced cancer due to new medical
treatments, a growing group of long-term responders (LTRs) has to learn to live with …

Context Advancing the science of serious illness communication requires methods for
measuring characteristics of conversations in large studies. Understanding which …