Background: Nursing homes are becoming a common site where delivering end-of-life care
for older adults. They often represent the junction between the curative and the palliative …

Title. The use of theory in qualitative approaches to research: application in end‐of‐life
studies. Aim. This paper is a report of an analysis of the use of theory in qualitative …

Background With a growing nursing home population suffering from chronic progressive
illnesses and evolving patterns of comorbidities, end‐of‐life communication takes on a …

Background Patients with dementia frequently do not receive adequate palliative care which
may relate to poor understanding of the natural course of dementia. We hypothesized that …

Family members of persons with advanced dementia may be asked to make complex
treatment decisions without having adequate knowledge regarding the risks and benefits …

Background Most people with advanced dementia die in nursing homes where families may
have to make decisions as death approaches. Discussions about end-of-life care between …

This study aimed to (1) explore how palliative care in long-term care (LTC) addresses the
tensions associated with caring for the living and dying within one care community, and (2) …

Aim and objective To identify the influence of the culture in Canadian long‐term care
facilities on the awareness of impending death and initiation of a palliative approach to care …

Rationale: Although survival during critical illness is improving, little evidence exists to guide
post–intensive care unit (ICU) care. Understanding patients' needs and priorities is …

Purpose Defining patients as 'terminally-ill'may be difficult. Therefore, determining when to
shift the goal of care from curative to comfort care may be extremely challenging. The aim of …