Background: This study estimates the frequency of different end-of-life decisions (ELDs) in
medical practice in the UK, compares these with other countries and assesses doctors' …

Background Delivering high quality, patient-and family-centered care depends upon high
quality end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) research. Engaging patients and families as …

Background Ethical questions at the end of life are at the centre of scientific and public
debates. Up to the present there is scarcity of empirical data regarding physicians' end-of-life …

Objective To understand key challenges in researching end of life issues and identify ways
of overcoming these. Design Qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with researchers …

Background In the hospital setting, inadequate engagement between healthcare
professionals and seriously ill patients and their families regarding end-of-life decisions is …

AIM: To provide an overview of the New Zealand End of Life Choice Act in comparison with
other countries, arguments for and against euthanasia, and consideration of relevant legal …

This study aimed to analyze the schools that teach ethical and legal aspects within the
subject of palliative care in the degrees of medicine and nursing in Spain. Material and …

OBJECTIVE Much of what we know about ethical issues in palliative care comes from the
perceptions of physicians and ethicists. In this study our goal was to hear other voices and to …

Patient-and family-centred care delivered collaboratively by an interprofessional team is
necessary to meet the often complex needs of patients facing life-threatening illnesses and …

Abstract Background In February 2nd 2016, the French government enacted the Claeys-
Leonetti law that forbade euthanasia and established the right to deep and continuous …