Since the 1960s communication and awareness about dying in modern western societies
have been topics for debate, with a considerable amount of literature on the need for open …

The literature suggests that doctors' and nurses' openness about communicating with the
terminally ill and their families has increased in the past two or three decades, partly …

Background: Communication about palliative care is a complex task frequently delayed until
otherwise unavoidable. There is a need for discussion of palliative care to be viewed as a …

Talking about sad, bad, and difficult things with patients and their families is a fundamental
and an inevitable part of the health-care professional's (HCPs) work, but one in which few …

The amount of information received by terminal cancer patients about their illness varies
across different countries. Many Chinese families object to telling the truth to the patient and …

Increasing evidence demonstrates the benefits of early end-of-life care discussions with
patients with life-threatening illness and their families. However, these conversations often …

Within palliative care, clear and open communication about death is encouraged.
Euphemisms are discouraged as threats to promoting clear understanding of the prognosis; …

Summary QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Research describing healthcare professionals'
conversations about issues of dying and death with chronically ill geriatric patients is rare …

This article report on the findings of an ethnographic study of the terminal care of older dying
patients in hospital. The study focused on the information given to 22 patients diagnosed …

Background: Many reports suggest clinicians are often inadequately prepared to``diagnose
dying''or discuss the likelihood of imminent death with patients and families. Objective: To …