Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …

Many individuals receiving post-acute and long-term care services in nursing homes have
unmet palliative and end-of-life care needs. Hospice has been the predominant approach to …

Background Nurses have a primary role in providing palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care.
Their knowledge of EOL care, attitudes toward care of the dying, and palliative care self …

Background: Considering social cognitive theory and current literature about successful
advance care planning in nursing homes, sufficient knowledge and self-efficacy are …

Objective Communication between patients and end-of-life care providers requires
sensitivity given the context and complexity involved. This systematic review uses a narrative …

Hoitotiede-lehden tarkoituksena on välittää tietoa hoitotieteestä ja sen tutkimustuloksista
sekä toimia tieteellisenä keskustelufoorumina. Lehti julkaisee hoitamiseen ja sen …

Provision of palliative care to patients with advanced chronic diseases or old populations is
suboptimal, which results in unnecessary suffering of and burden to patients, caregivers …

Background Given the increase in the number of deaths within long‐term care facilities
(LTCFs), the need for palliative and end‐of‐life (EOL) care education among such facilities …

Objective Care homes are a common place of death for older adults, especially those with
complex health needs or dementia. Representative, internationally comparable data on care …

Background One challenge for healthcare professionals when delivering palliative care can
be their lack of confidence. The Self-efficacy in Palliative Care Scale (SEPC) is considered a …