Background: A substantial amount of aggressive life-prolonging treatments in the final
stages of life has been reported for people with progressive life-shortening conditions …

Background In 2007, a literature review was undertaken of palliative care research from
Sweden during the 1970s–2006, paving the way for a follow‐up study to explore the recent …

Background: Health-care costs are growing, with little population-based data about people's
priorities for end-of-life care, to guide service development and aid discussions. Aim: We …

Context Effective communication is central to high-quality end-of-life care. Objectives This
study examined the prevalence of general practitioner (GP)-patient discussion of end-of-life …

Background There is a variation in dialysis withdrawal rates, but reasons for this variation
across European countries are largely unknown. We therefore surveyed nephrologists' …

Background This study tests how various kinds of trust impact attitudes toward euthanasia
among the general public. The indication that trust might have an impact on euthanasia …

Objective In increasingly globalized societies, patient‐centered cancer care requires culture‐
sensitive approaches in order to ensure patients well‐being. While migrant patients' needs …

Methods There are 22 eligible consultant-level ICU physicians working in multidisciplinary
ICUs were purposively recruited and interviewed. The study data was analyzed using …

Aim The terms used to describe care at the end of life (EoL), and its definitions, have evolved
over time and reflect the changes in meaning the concept has undergone as the field …

Background Care homes are increasingly becoming places where people spend the final
stages of their lives and eventually die. This trend is expected to continue due to population …