In today's industrial societies, many people die receiving professional care. Although
specialist palliative and hospice care have often been identified as ideal care approaches to …

Background Since the mid 80'ies, the western palliative care philosophy has influenced the
development of palliative care in mainland China. However, it has caused several …

Although most clinicians have come to perceive invasive life-sustaining treatments as overly
aggressive at the end of life, some of the public and greater proportions of some socially …

Abrégé Objectif La présente étude qualitative engagée dans l'expérience vécue vise à
comprendre les perspectives des patients et de leur famille sur la relation entre la …

Western society is in an era of death awareness, its most recent salience: A Positive Death
Movement. This article traces the evolution of American death culture by describing key …

Matters of care and the good death – rhetoric or reality? : Current Opinion in Supportive and
Palliative Care Matters of care and the good death – rhetoric or reality? : Current Opinion in …

Background: Assisted dying, also commonly known as euthanasia and physician-assisted
suicide, is legal in many countries. Interest in assisted dying is growing due to evolving …

The integration of assisted dying into end-of-life care is raising reflections on bereavement.
Patients and families may be faced with a choice between this option and natural death …

A good death—a normative ideology of living and dying well that may allow an individual to
gain awareness, acceptance, and preparation for death—has captured the attention of …

Background: Individuals from minoritised ethnic backgrounds are less likely than individuals
from the dominant ethnic group to access palliative care services and to have documented …