Objective Open communication during appointments exemplifies person-centered care. The
current study characterized questions asked by persons with neurologic illnesses and their …

Background The communication process of preparing patients and families facing
progressive neurodegenerative diseases for future illness has not been empirically …

Objectives: To review studies that used direct observation (ie, videotaping or audiotaping)
methods in palliative/end-of-life care communication research. Design: Descriptive thematic …

Background Understanding the characteristics of communication that foster patient-centered
outcomes amid serious illness are essential for the science of palliative care. However …

CONTEXT: Palliative care (PC) consultations result in improved patient understanding of
prognosis and better quality of life, yet the content and processes of prognosis …

Objective This study aimed to describe how individuals with advanced cancer, families, and
clinicians communicate about existential concerns in actual palliative care conversations …

Outcomes 1. Identify barriers to advance care planning and serious illness care for patients
with communication impairments. 2. Describe individual and team-based opportunities to …

Research Objectives We hypothesized that after a brief educational session, nurses at a
community hospital in suburban Maryland could demonstrate understanding of basic …

Background Physicians working in critical and intensive care settings encounter death of
chronic incurable patients on a daily basis; however they have scant skills on how to …

Background: Prognosis conversations are complex phenomena of substantial importance to
palliative care (PC), yet these remain poorly understood. This study empirically identifies …