Background: Although access to advance care planning (ACP), palliative care, and hospice
has increased, public attitudes may still be barriers to their optimal use. Purpose: To …

Background This consensus statement was developed based on the understanding that
patients with advanced lung or heart disease are not being treated consistently and …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

Abstract Background The Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) is a gold standard scale. The
Thorne-modified KPS (TKPS) focuses on community-based care and has been shown to be …

Objective To highlight the importance, challenges, and evolution of advance care planning
for patients with cancer. Data Sources Peer-reviewed journal articles and clinical guidelines …

Palliative care provides invaluable clinical management and support for patients and their
families. For most people, palliative care is not provided by hospice and palliative medicine …

Background: Studies report cost-savings from hospital-based palliative care consultation
teams compared to usual care only, but drivers of observed differences are unclear. Aim: To …

In palliative care, a biopsychosocial-spiritual model is essential to address the patient in
totality. Spirituality is often a relevant issue in such settings, yet there is a need to …

BACKGROUND Patient gender plays a significant role in patient‐physician communication,
patients' understanding of illness, and the aggressiveness of end‐of‐life (EoL) care …

Facilitated Sensemaking: A Strategy and New Middle-Range Theory to Support Families of
Intensive Care Unit Patients | Critical Care Nurse | American Association of Critical-Care Nurses …