Context End-of-life care for people with dementia can be poor, involving emergency hospital
admissions, burdensome treatments of uncertain value, and undertreatment of pain and …

Context In 2007, a systematic review revealed a number of quality indicators referring mostly
to palliative care outcomes and processes. Psychosocial and spiritual aspects were scarcely …

Objective To evaluate among stakeholders the support for the new, dynamic concept of
health, as published in 2011:'Health as the ability to adapt and to self-manage', and to …

Shared decision making for advanced heart failure has become both more challenging and
more crucial as duration of disease and treatment options have increased. High-quality …

The basic tenets of palliative care may be summarized as the goal of hel** patients to die
with dignity. The term" dignity" provides an overarching framework that may guide the …

Context The goal of end-of-life (EOL) communication and decision making is to create a
shared understanding about a person's values and treatment preferences that will lead to a …

Background: We set out to explore whether patients with life-threatening illnesses and their
informal carers consider they experience significant spiritual needs, in the context of their …

Context Spiritual, existential, and psychological issues represent central components of
quality of life (QOL) in palliative care. A better understanding of the dynamic nature …

Objectives: Exploring terminal patients' perceptions of GPs' role in delivering continuous end-
of-life care and identifying barriers to this. Design: Qualitative interview study with patients …

One of the reasons behind the rapid development of quality of life measures in health care
has been the growing recognition of the importance of understanding the impact of …