ABSTRACT I review conversation analytic research on healthcare interactions in palliative
care, and end-of-life preferences and plans conversations in other settings. The review …

If there was an average day for the National Health Service in England, more than 1.2
million people would attend a primary care appointment, nearly 260,000 people would …

Aim To improve the effectiveness of nursing clinical handover through a qualitative, tailored
communication intervention. Design A multisite before and after intervention using …

Background Self-regulation is crucial for nurses who engage in in-depth end-of-life
conversations with advanced cancer patients, especially in cultural contexts featuring death …

Abstract Background Taiwan enacted the Hospice Palliative Care Act in 2000 and the
Patient Autonomy Act in 2016. However, medical education has emphasized palliative care …

Communication between the multidisciplinary team, the person, and the family in palliative
and end-of-life situations implies, in most situations, a high negative emotional burden …

In Chinese culture, the family is central to the decision-making around care provided to
terminally-ill patients. Previous research examined the preferences that patients and …

The treatment of chronic pain requires patients to participate actively in their encounters with
their rehabilitation practitioners. Therefore, constructive patient–practitioner communication …

Presenting a series of empirical studies by scholars working with approaches from
ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, Medical and Healthcare Interactions studies …

Introduction Since sexual health is regarded as an integral part of quality of life, discussing
this subject with people dealing with cancer is getting increased attention. A large majority of …