Objectives The present mixed-method systematic review identifies facilitators and barriers in
palliative care communication among health professionals and older people. Methods The …

Background Few studies have focused on how older persons living in nursing homes
perceive their last period of life. Furthermore, previous research on older persons' …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a process involving conversations about
values and preferences regarding future care at the end-of-life. ACP has led to positive …

Background End-of-life conversations are rarely initiated by care staff in long-term care
facilities. A possible explanation is care staff's lack of self-efficacy in such conversations …

Background Among patients facing lower extremity amputation due to dysvascular disease,
the mortality risk is very high. Given this, as well as the importance of a patient-centered …

Objective: To investigate clinicians' perspectives on the factors that shape the process of
advance care planning in a nursing home context. Design: Interviews. Latent qualitative …

Background The needs of care based on palliative principles are stressed for all people with
progressive and/or life-limiting conditions, regardless of age and the place in which care is …

Background The goals of palliative care are to relieve suffering and promote quality of life.
Palliative care for older persons has been less prioritised than palliative care for younger …

Introduction Health care professionals (HCPs) encounter different forms of loneliness in their
work. It is essential that they have the courage, skills, and tools to deal with loneliness, in …

Conversations about values for the end-of-life (EoL) between residents, relatives, and staff
may allow EoL preparation and enable value-concordant care, but remain rare in residential …