Abstract Background and Aims Euthanasia is a controversial issue related to the right to die.
Although euthanasia is mostly requested by terminally sick individuals, even in societies …

Context Effective communication is central to high-quality end-of-life care. Objectives This
study examined the prevalence of general practitioner (GP)-patient discussion of end-of-life …

Background Making treatment decisions in anticipation of possible future incapacity is an
important part of patient participation in end-of-life decision-making. This study estimates …

CONTEXT: At the end of life, some personalized and specialized care is required. The way
that general practitioner (GP) visits and palliative care services at the end of life are …

Background Recognising patients who will die in the near future is important for adequate
planning and provision of end-of-life care. GPs can play a key role in this. Aim To explore the …

In this article I intend to describe an issue of the Dutch euthanasia practice that is not
common knowledge. After some general introductory descriptions, by way of formulating a …

In Deutschland stehen ungefähr 850.000 Menschen unmittelbar an ihrem Lebensende. Mit
Abstand die häufigsten Todesursachen sind chronische und unheilbare Erkrankungen. Die …

The Netherlands was one of the first countries in the world to establish a legal framework for
physician-assisted dying (PAD). In this article, we provide an overview of the public, political …

Background Dignity‐conserved nursing has been widely studied by scholars all over the
world; however, there is no clear direction in which this field is trending. Aim To conduct a …

• Pain and symptom management at the end of life remains suboptimal.• Pain physicians are
uniquely placed to provide interventions for patients with difficult to manage pain.• …