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

Person-centred provision of long-term care (LTC) requires information on how individuals
value respective LTC services. The literature on LTC preferences has not been …

Background: Population ageing represents a global challenge for future end-of-life care.
Given new trends in place of death, it is vital to examine where the rising number of deaths …

Background Norway has one of the lowest home death rates in Europe. However, it is the
health authorities´ ambition to increase this by facilitating palliative care at home. The aim of …

Background Achieving choice is proposed as a quality marker. But little is known about what
influences preferences especially among older adults. We aimed to determine and compare …

Background The wish to be cared for and to die at home is common among people with end-
stage cancer in the western world. However, home deaths are declining in many countries …

Context The place where people are cared towards the end of their life and die is a complex
phenomenon, requiring a deeper understanding. Honoring preferences is critical for the …

Homes are the building block of cities and societies and therefore smart homes are critical to
establishing smart living and are expected to play a key role in enabling smart, sustainable …

Palliative and end of life care researchers are being issued 'wake up'calls that they need to
start adopting an equity framework and pay more attention to how the social determinants of …

Background How quality in healthcare is measured shapes care provision, including how
and what care is delivered. In end-of-life care, appropriate measurement can facilitate …