Background The NHS has been challenged to adopt new integrated models of service
delivery that are tailored to local populations. Evidence from the international literature is …

Objective: A systematic review was conducted in order to explore the effectiveness of
communication-skills training interventions in end-of-life care with noncancer acute-based …

Context Despite the recent promotion of communication guides to improve decision making
with patients nearing the end of their lives, these conversations remain challenging. Deeper …

Background Strategies have been developed for use in primary care to identify patients at
risk of declining health and dying, yet little is known about the perceptions of doing so or the …

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 …

Objectives 001225The aim of this qualitative study is to better understand, through the
experiences and insights of hospital interpreters, how people from culturally and linguistic …

Background Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a syndrome that greatly impacts people's lives.
Due to the poor prognosis of CHF, together with the frequent exacerbations of symptoms …

Resultados Participaron 378 profesionales, 215 (56, 9%) de AH, 97 (25, 7%) de AP y 66 (17,
5%) de RA. En comparación a los profesionales de AP y AH, los de RA fueron …

Background: Moving into the last phase of life comprises a developmental transition with
specific needs and risks. Facilitating transitions is an important component of the work of …

The aim of this study was to analyze the perceptions and experiences of relatives of patients
dying from a terminal disease with regard to the care they received during the dying process …