Objective: Despite growing recognition of the importance of communication with children
with life-limiting illnesses and their families, there has been limited research that includes …

Purpose/Objectives: To assess healthcare provider communication about end-of-life (EOL)
and hospice care with patients with terminal cancer and their families, from the perspective …

Norwegian health professionals, elderly people and family members experience ethical
problems involving end-of-life decision making for elders in the context of the values of …

Due to the advances in cancer treatment, there are a growing number of cancer survivors.
Finishing treatment rarely indicates the end of the cancer experience. As a result, cancer …

Purpose: Quality of life (QOL) is based on individual values and is identified by what each
person believes it to be. To provide patient centered care, practitioners must have an …

Å arbeide med forteljingar til alvorleg sjuke og døyande har vore eit givande og utfordrande
arbeid: Kurssamlingane der vi delte latter og såre tankar, forteljingar om barndomsheimen …

For American literary critic Anatole Broyard, a prostate cancer diagnosis produced a creative
spark of writings about his illness. In his memoir Intoxicated by my illness, published after his …

Discussion about end-of-life healthcare choices can contribute to honoring preferences and
facilitating a peaceful dying process for residents in assisted living facilities. Focus groups …

Background. The main aim of the study is to explore the perceptions and attitudes of health
professionals, patients' relatives and general public regarding end of life issues. Materials …

Objective: This study sought to answer the question “What feasible changes can be made to
care processes and clinical information systems to improve Continuity of Care for end of life …