Background: Effective communication between healthcare professionals and relatives of
patients approaching the end-of-life is vital to ensure patients have a 'good death'. To …

ObjectivesIn palliative care, effective communication is essential to adequately meet the
needs and preferences of patients and their relatives. Effective communication includes …

Background: Meeting the needs of relatives when a family member is dying can help
facilitate better psychological adjustment in their grief. However, end of life experiences for …

Introduction Increasing longevity means more people will be dying in very old age, but little
is known about the preferences of the 'oldest old'regarding their care at the end of life. Aims …

Background: The attention of healthcare professionals is directed mainly towards the
recipients of care and often insufficiently towards family carers. However, an effective …

Aim: The main aim of this study was to investigate family member's experiences of
communicating with health professionals (HP) during end-of-life care in acute medical wards …

Background Family carers manage a wide range of responsibilities in the lives and care of
patients receiving palliative care. They fulfil multiple roles and perform activities within …

Background: The number of deaths occurring in hospitals is rising, and many occur in
settings other than specialist palliative care, oncology or critical care. Nurses working …

Aim To explore the experience and the preparedness of family carers in their caregiving role
as best interest decision‐makers of a relative living with advanced dementia. Background …

Methods. A rapid systematic review was conducted using the following databases:
Pubmed/Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, and PsycInfo (PROSPERO registration number …