Background: Timely and effective communication about end-of-life issues, including
conversations about prognosis and goals of care, are extremely beneficial to terminally ill …

Objective Communication between patients and end-of-life care providers requires
sensitivity given the context and complexity involved. This systematic review uses a narrative …

Providing palliative care involves serious challenges for nurses, such as end-of-life
decisions, contact with people's suffering and dying, and increased risk of burnout. However …

Nursing education needs to prepare students for care of dying patients. The aim of this study
was to describe the development of nursing students' attitudes toward caring for dying …

To individually plan end-of-life care, open communication about a person's preferences and
attitudes toward the end of life can facilitate dignity and quality of life in patients and …

Aim To explore existential loneliness among older people in different healthcare contexts
from the perspective of healthcare professionals. Background Professionals meet and care …

Background In palliative care, registered nurses provide advanced nursing care to relieve
patients' symptoms and increase their quality of life based on physical, mental, social and …

ObjectivesPrevious studies have shown that psychological stress and mental health
problems increase the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, such as heart attack or …

Background Attention to the existential dimension of an individual's experience during
serious illness is important. However, existential concerns continue to be poorly defined in …

AimThe aim of this study was to explore how nurses can support patients who are crying in a
palliative home care context. BackgroundIn palliative care the nurse has a central role in the …