Good communication is a fundamental skill for all palliative care clinicians. Patients present
with varied desires, beliefs, and cultural practices, and navigating these issues presents …

Abstract Background and Objectives Nursing homes remain subjected to institutional racial
segregation in the United States. However, a standardized approach to measure …

Background There is conflicting evidence about the influence of race/ethnicity on the use of
intensive care at the end of life, and little is known about the influence of socioeconomic …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors which influence advance
directive (AD) completion among older adults. Method: Direct interviews of hospitalized and …

Background Advance care planning (ACP) has the potential to increase patient-centred
care, reduce caregiver burden, and reduce healthcare costs at the end of life. Current levels …

Importance The effect of pediatric advance care planning (pACP) on the sustainability of end-
of-life treatment preference congruence between adolescents with cancer and their families …

An advance directive (AD) allows a patient to communicate health care preferences in the
event that he or she is no longer able to make these decisions (1). Many view advance care …

Objective: Persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD) are at
heightened risk for future decisional incapacity. We sought to characterize advance care …

Background: Significant racial disparities have been reported regarding nursing home
residents' use of hospital and hospice care at the end of life (EOL). Objective: To examine …

Purpose: The objectives of this study were to develop measures of end-of-life (EOL) care
processes in nursing homes and to validate the instrument for measuring them. Design and …