Chronic diseases are nowadays the major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Patients with end-stage chronic organ failure may suffer daily from distressful physical and …

Improving end-of-life experience is a major challenge to successful aging. Deaths that are
reasonably free of discomfort, in accordance with patients' wishes, and within acceptable …

Despite a recent increase in the attention given to improving end-of-life care, our
understanding of what constitutes a good death is surprisingly lacking. The purpose of this …

A reliable and valid measure of the quality of the dying experience would help clinicians and
researchers improve care for dying patients. To describe the validity of an instrument …

We propose a model for evaluating the quality of dying and death based on concepts
elicited from literature review, qualitative interviews with persons with and without chronic …

Objective The primary goal of this study was to address the documented deficiencies in end-
of-life care (EOLC) in intensive care unit settings by identifying key EOLC domains and …

AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES UNDER-use palliative and hospice care,
even when they have access to this care. Statistics from the National Hospice and Palliative …

OBJECTIVES: To identify differences in advanced care planning and end‐of‐life decision‐
making between whites and blacks aged 70 and older. DESIGN: The Asset and Health …

We used exploratory factor analysis within the confirmatory analysis framework, and data
provided by family members and friends of 205 decedents in Missoula, Montana, to …

The importance of good clinician–patient communication to quality end-of-life care has been
well documented yet there are no validated measures that allow patients to assess the …