Background: Despite evidence demonstrating the utility of using Person-Centred Outcome
Measures within palliative care settings, implementing them into routine practice is …

Background Early referral to palliative care has been viewed as providing opportunity for
accomplishing end‐of‐life care goals of life closure, comfortable dying and effective …

Light chain amyloidosis is a plasma–cell disorder with a poor prognosis. It is a progressive
condition, causing worsening pain, disability, and life-limiting complications involving …

Background Palliative care phases (stable, unstable, deteriorating, terminal and
bereavement) are routinely used in Australia and the UK to describe the clinical situation of …

Abstract Background Asian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the USA,
but we know little about the end-of-life care for this population. Objective Compare invasive …

This pilot study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of a brief (four-week) predominantly self-
help acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention (“Full Palliative Living”) in …

Context The goals of care discussion (GOCD) has been positioned as an improvement
strategy to address discordance between care decisions made by seriously ill patients and …

ObjectivesAlthough psychological distress in palliative patients has at least an equal or
greater impact on the quality of life compared to physical or spiritual distress, there is limited …

Objectives: Describe how the World Health Organization defines palliative care. Explain the
signs and symptoms addressed by palliative care. Describe the healthcare team members …

Background Standardised use of patient-centred outcome measures (PCOMs) improves
aspects of quality of care. Normalization Process Theory (NPT) considers the social (inter-) …