Effective communication in palliative care from the perspectives of patients and relatives: a systematic review

M Engel, MC Kars, SCCM Teunissen… - Palliative & Supportive …, 2023 - cambridge.org
ObjectivesIn palliative care, effective communication is essential to adequately meet the
needs and preferences of patients and their relatives. Effective communication includes …

[HTML][HTML] Towards appropriate information provision for and decision-making with patients with limited health literacy in hospital-based palliative care in Western …

J Noordman, L van Vliet, M Kaunang… - BMC palliative …, 2019 - Springer
Background Person-centred palliative care poses high demands on professionals and
patients regarding appropriate and effective communication and informed decision-making …

How should we talk about palliative care, death and dying? A qualitative study exploring perspectives from caregivers of people with advanced cancer

A Collins, SA McLachlan, J Philip - Palliative medicine, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Health professionals commonly underestimate caregiver needs for information
about palliative care, death and dying and may feel poorly prepared to discuss these issues …

The impact of public health palliative care interventions on health system outcomes: A systematic review

A Collins, JEH Brown, J Mills, J Philip - Palliative Medicine, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Public health palliative care interventions are increasingly implemented, with
growing recognition of the importance of building evidence to support their utility in end-of …

Community knowledge of and attitudes to palliative care: A descriptive study

A Collins, SA McLachlan, J Philip - Palliative medicine, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Palliative care is predominantly accessed late in the course of an illness,
despite evidence to suggest the benefits of early engagement. Strategies are required to …

End‐of‐life priorities of older adults with terminal illness and caregivers: A qualitative consultation

ET Lewis, R Harrison, L Hanly, A Psirides… - Health …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background As older adults approach the end‐of‐life (EOL), many are faced with complex
decisions including whether to use medical advances to prolong life. Limited information …

Cancer patients' perceptions of palliative care

B Chosich, M Burgess, A Earnest, M Franco… - Supportive Care in …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Despite clear benefits of early integration of palliative care (PC) and oncology,
concerns remain about negative perceptions of PC. Our aim was to explore current …

Filling the gap: creating an outpatient palliative care program in your institution

E Finlay, MW Rabow, MK Buss - American Society of Clinical …, 2018 - ascopubs.org
Well-designed, randomized trials demonstrate that outpatient palliative care improves
symptom burden and quality of life (QOL) while it reduces unnecessary health care use in …

Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialised …

N Harnischfeger, HM Rath, K Oechsle, C Bergelt - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify and summarise evaluated interventions aiming to improve the
communication of palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EoL) issues in physicians caring for …

[HTML][HTML] Palliative care in its own discourse: a focused ethnography of professional messaging in palliative care

C Reigada, M Arantzamendi, C Centeno - BMC Palliative Care, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite 50 years of modern palliative care (PC), a misunderstanding of its
purpose persists. The original message that PC is focused on total care, helping to live until …