The devastating pandemic that has stricken the worldwide population induced an
unprecedented influx of patients in ICUs, raising ethical concerns not only surrounding …

Expanding elderly populations are a major social challenge in advanced countries
worldwide and have led to a rapid increase in the number of elderly patients in intensive …

Background: Meeting the needs of relatives when a family member is dying can help
facilitate better psychological adjustment in their grief. However, end of life experiences for …

Background: Effective communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of
patients approaching the end-of-life is vital to ensure patients have a 'good death'. To …

Importance During the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, family members were often
separated from their loved ones admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), with a potential for …

Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and
more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased. High-quality …

Objectives: Palliative care is an interprofessional specialty as well as an approach to care by
all clinicians caring for patients with serious and complex illness. Unlike hospice, palliative …

Background In relatives of patients dying in intensive care units (ICUs), inadequate team
support can increase the prevalence of prolonged grief and other psychological harm. We …

Background: The majority of expected deaths occur in hospitals where optimal end-of-life
care is not yet fully realised, as evidenced by recent reviews outlining experience of care …

Background Despite international bodies calling for increased patient and family
involvement, these concepts remain poorly defined within literature on critical and intensive …