Background: Communication about palliative care is a complex task frequently delayed until
otherwise unavoidable. There is a need for discussion of palliative care to be viewed as a …

This book is a critical response to a range of problems–some theoretical, others empirical–
that shape questions surrounding the lived experience of suffering. It explores how moral …

Literature suggests that it is possible to live well with advanced cancer but little is known
about the process. In this article, we present a secondary analysis of experiences of living …

The relationship between 'best practice'as a set of evidence-informed principles and its
actualization in situations of care has been the subject of significant critique across clinical …

Hope can carry considerable allure for people facing imminent mortality and for those who
care for them. Yet, how hope is variously and relationally (re) produced within end-of-life …

Liminality captures the passing stages in transitioning from one sociocultural status to
another. As its spatial dimension remains under-examined, we analyse this in experiences …

ABSTRACT Advance Care Planning (ACP) is widely regarded as a component of good end-
of-life care. However, findings from a qualitative international study of patient and family …

Background: This study explored whether or not, and how, terminally ill patients from
ethnically diverse backgrounds and their family caregivers think ahead about deterioration …

Abstract Aims and Objectives The aim was to explore RNs' experiences of caring for patients
with eating deficiencies in palliative care. Background Food and mealtimes are fundamental …

Objective: Experiences of bereavement can be stressful and are frequently complicated by
emotional, familial, and financial issues. Some—though not all—caregivers may benefit from …