It has been suggested that an important difference between hospital and hospice care is that
the latter is more geared to the attainment of family goals. Nurses are the one group of …

Using the delphi technique, this study aimed to identify supportive nursing behaviours and
some factors that inhibit the effective provision of family-centred palliative care in a hospital …

The study described in this article sought to gain understanding and insights into the lived
experience of families who journeyed with their loved one through the palliative phase of …

Aim This study aimed to describe the psychosocial support healthcare professionals in
specialist palliative inpatient units provide to family members of palliative care patients …

This article presents how practice issues within a hospice were identified as a means of
prioritizing areas for research and development. The Delphi technique was employed to …

This paper reports on the management of family centered palliative care in different aged
care and acute Australian inpatient settings, following the integration of palliative care with …

Objectives: Palliative care research is relatively diverse and prioritizing research in this field
is dependent on multiple factors such as complex ethical decisions in designing and …

Abstract Background The Delphi technique is an effective method for collecting and
synthesizing informed opinions on a highly focused task, from a diverse group of experts …

Objectives: We, the Department of Community Medicine, have been training healthcare
providers for palliative care in the hospital and community setting. There were many …

Introduction This study evaluated the use of a family meeting model to address the spiritual
needs of palliative patients and their family members in the context of two metropolitan …