Ageing has been recognized as one of the most critically important health-care issues
worldwide. It is relevant to Asia, where the increasing number of older populations has …

Background: Gamification has been adopted in the health care field for broaching sensitive
topics and increasing motivation for behavior changes. Games developed to stimulate …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) is highly relevant for people with early-stage
dementia to communicate their care preferences for serious illness conditions with their …

As nearly all doctors deal with patients requiring palliative care, it is imperative that palliative
care education starts early. This study aimed to validate a national, palliative care …

Background Training has been found effective in improving healthcare professionals'
knowledge, confidence, and skills in conducting advance care planning (ACP). However …

There is currently growing recognition of the complex care needs of patients with life-limiting
conditions and their family members, prompting the need to revisit the goals of medicine …

Background The integration of palliative care into primary health care has been advocated
to improve its accessibility and the continuity of care. Recent studies on such an approach …

Background: The worldwide need for palliative care is high, especially in mid-income
countries like Ecuador, where the percentage of patients receiving such care is very small …

The importance of 'policy'within palliative care has steadily increased over the past 25 years.
Whilst this has been welcomed within the palliative care field and seen as a route to greater …

Context Self-efficacy and readiness for advance care planning (ACP) is underresearched in
the Chinese population given that these are novel concepts in the culture. Objectives To …