In aging societies, the last phase of people's lives changes profoundly, challenging
traditional care provision in geriatric medicine and palliative care. Both specialties have to …

Background: To implement the appropriate services and develop adequate interventions,
detailed estimates of the needs for palliative care in the population are needed. Aim: To …

Background: Nursing homes are among the most common places of death in many
countries. Aim: To determine the quality of dying and end-of-life care of nursing home …

Importance High-quality evidence on how to improve palliative care in nursing homes is
lacking. Objective To investigate the effect of the Palliative Care for Older People (PACE) …

Background: It is reported that, given the right support, most people would prefer to die at
home, yet a very small minority of people with dementia do so. At present, knowledge gaps …

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of palliative care (PC) in a
general Swedish population. Design: We developed an e-survey based on a similar study …

Aim: The main aim of this study was to investigate family member's experiences of
communicating with health professionals (HP) during end-of-life care in acute medical wards …

Abstract Background By 2030, 30% of the European population will be aged 60 or over and
those aged 80 and above will be the fastest growing cohort. An increasing number of people …

Objectives Although a growing number of older people are dying in care homes, palliative
care has developed in these settings only recently. Cross-country representative …

Background An important part of palliative care is discussing preferences at end of life,
however such conversations may not often occur. Care staff with greater self-efficacy …