Context Despite the benefits of advance care planning (ACP), cancer patients rarely engage
in ACP. ACP is a process that parallels health behavior change. This makes the …

Context Volunteer involvement may support organizations to initiate and operationalize
complex interventions such as advance care planning (ACP). Objectives A scoping review …

Objectives To explore the roles of patient navigators in different settings and situations for
various patient populations and to understand the rationale for implementing lay and …

As our population ages, providing person-centered, family-focused, culturally congruent,
quality care becomes ever more important. Advance care planning (ACP) conversations …

Purpose The study investigated peer and caregiver navigators' motivations for providing
support, ie, benefit finding, their mental and physical health, and program satisfaction …

Introduction: Systematic integration of palliative care in a surgical setting is important, but
has yet to be achieved. Despite evidence of early palliative care improving patients' quality …

Simple Summary Guidelines recommend early initiation of palliative care (PC) for patients
with advanced cancers. Central nervous system (CNS) malignancies pose particular …

Central to the pharmacist's role in palliative care is symptom management through direct
participation in patient care and the provision of optimal pharmacotherapy to support patient …

Background: Palliative care is for people suffering from life-limiting illnesses that focuses on
providing relief from symptoms and stress of illness. Previous studies have demonstrated …

In our death-averse society, discussions around end-of-life (EOL) decisions and EOL care
are not always welcome. Yet, when physicians initiate and appropriately carry out these …