Good communication is a fundamental skill for all palliative care clinicians. Patients present
with varied desires, beliefs, and cultural practices, and navigating these issues presents …

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 …

The goal of this study was to understand the use and effectiveness of current communication
protocols in terminal prognosis disclosures. Data were gathered from an interdisciplinary …

Background: Medical care of patients with life limiting illness remains fraught with serious
deficiencies, including inadequate advance care planning, delayed hospice referral, and …

OBJECTIVES: To provide practical strategies to enhance the quality of communication in the
palliative and end-of-life medical care settings. DATA SOURCES: Published articles …

The Textbook of Palliative Care Communication is the authoritative text on communication in
palliative care, providing a compilation of international and interdisciplinary perspectives …

Breaking bad news to patients with a terminal disease is a difficult task for physicians. The
aim of this study was to study how doctors perceive their strategies when giving information …

Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …

Communication is central to nursing care—especially in the setting of a progressive disease,
which will end in the patient's death. This article outlines a variety of communication …

Communication at the end of life poses important challenges for patients, families, and
caregivers. Previous research on end-of-life communication has concentrated on areas …