Context Advance care planning (ACP) improves care for patients with chronic illnesses and
reduces family stress. However, the impact of ACP interventions on healthcare …

Background Recruiting advanced cancer patients is crucial for nursing research in cancer
care. However, nurse researchers often face various socio-cultural challenges, particularly …

Background Home is the preferred place of care and death for most people with advanced
illness. Aim To examine and describe the published qualitative literature on the lived …

Background For many patients and caregivers, attending to dying and death at home will be
a new and fearful experience. This research brings new evidence on the central support of …

Background Longitudinal observational studies play on an important role for evidence-
based research on health services and psychiatric rehabilitation. However, information is …

Background/Objectives: Access to palliative care is an urgent global need. Countries with
the greatest palliative care needs have limited access. In Cameroon, demand for palliative …

Background Delirium is prevalent in the hospice population. Despite causing significant
distress to patients and families, delirium is under-recognised. There is a need to better …

Background Many of the challenges in advanced care planning (ACP) conversations are
linked to the waxing and waning progress of serious illnesses. Conversations with patients …

Support from family or friends is fundamental to people dying at home. Understanding what
impacts unpaid carer resilience is essential if services are to support them effectively. Seven …

Background: People with lived health care experiences (often referred to as “patients”) are
increasingly contributing to health care and are most effective when they are involved as …