Context: Insight into patients' personal values, wishes, and needs (VWN) by clinicians is
essential to guide appropriate palliative care. Objective: To gain insight into the exploration …

Background: The exploration and monitoring of the personal values, wishes, and needs
(VWN) of patients in the palliative phase by hospital clinicians is essential for guiding …

Objective. Oncology and palliative care guidelines for patients with incurable cancer
recommend supporting patients at the end of life (EOL) by considering their personal values …

Background Advance care planning, the process through which patient values and goals
are explored and documented, is a core quality indicator in cancer care. However, patient …

Abstract Background In ageing Western societies, many older persons live with and die from
cancer. Despite that present-day healthcare aims to be patient-centered, scientific literature …

Background Goals of care conversations are essential to delivery of goal concordant care.
Infrequent and inconsistent goals of care documentation potentially limit delivery of goal …

Background: Oncology provider discussions of treatment options, outcomes of treatment,
and end of life planning are essential to care for patients with advanced malignancies …

Background: Individuals with advanced cancer and their families have negative end-of-life
experiences when the care they receive is not aligned with their values and preferences …

Background: Advanced cancer patients benefit less from aggressive therapies and more
from goal-directed palliative management. Early and clearly documented goals-of-care …

Context Optimal advance care planning allows patients to articulate their values as a
touchstone for medical decision making. Ideally, this occurs when patients are clinically …