Background Training in medical ethics aims to educate health care professionals in dealing
with daily care ethical issues. To guarantee quality of life and spiritual and emotional …

Background Recognising and knowing how to manage ethical issues and moral dilemmas
can be considered an ethical skill. In this study, ethics of care is used as a theoretical …

Background: Ethical issues arise daily in the delivery of palliative care. Despite much
(largely theoretical) literature, evidence from specialist palliative care practitioners about day …

ObjectiveInadequate deliberation processes about ethical problems occurring in palliative
care settings may negatively impact both patients and healthcare professionals. Better …

OBJECTIVE Much of what we know about ethical issues in palliative care comes from the
perceptions of physicians and ethicists. In this study our goal was to hear other voices and to …

Introduction Ethical issues arise daily in the delivery of palliative care. Despite much (largely
theoretical) literature, evidence from specialist palliative care practitioners (SPCPs) about …

Background Existing clinical ethics support (CES) instruments are considered useful.
However, users report obstacles in using them in daily practice. Including end users and …

The Patients Changing Things Together (PATCHATT) programme supports individuals with
a life-limiting illness to lead a change that matters to them. Individuals join a facilitated online …

Background: Palliative carers constantly face ethical problems. There is lack of organised
support for the carers to handle these ethical problems in a consistent way. Within …

Objective: To identify moral challenges experienced by nurses and volunteers in palliative
care. Methods: A qualitative hermeneutic research design was used. Interviews with nurses …