Advance care planning (ACP) is increasingly implemented in oncology and beyond, but a
definition of ACP and recommendations concerning its use are lacking. We used a formal …

When individuals experience empathy, they often seek to bolster others' well-being. But
what do empathizers want others to feel? Though psychologists have studied empathy and …

COVID-19 has placed enormous stress on hospitals and health care providers worldwide.
Limitations in hospital capacity may result in difficult decisions in how life-sustaining …

Importance Observational studies demonstrate links between patient-centered
communication, quality of life (QOL), and aggressive treatments in advanced cancer, yet few …

Importance Earlier clinician-patient conversations about patients' values, goals, and
preferences in serious illness (ie, serious illness conversations) are associated with better …

Background: There is controversy about how to manage requests by patients or surrogates
for treatments that clinicians believe should not be administered. Purpose: This multisociety …

Background This is the third update of a review that was originally published in the
Cochrane Library in 2002, Issue 2. People with cancer, their families and carers have a high …

Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and
more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased. High-quality …

Background Current, ongoing national surveys do not include questions about end-of-life
(EOL) issues. In particular, population-based data are lacking regarding the factors …

Conversations regarding goals of care with patients who have advanced cancer still occur
too late, and oncologists say they lack the training to have these conversations effectively …