Background Extensive evidence shows that well over 50% of people prefer to be cared for
and to die at home provided circumstances allow choice. Despite best efforts and policies …

Background Recent concerns about suboptimal patient care and a lack of compassion have
prompted policymakers to question the preparedness of clinicians for the challenging …

Abstract Two conferences, Creating More Compassionate Systems of Care (November
2012) and On Improving the Spiritual Dimension of Whole Person Care: The …

Background: Compassion is considered an essential element in quality patient care. One of
the conceptual challenges in healthcare literature is that compassion is often confused with …

Background: Few measures capture the complex symptoms and concerns of those receiving
palliative care. Aim: To validate the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale, a measure …

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 …

Background A previous review on compassion in healthcare (1988-2014) identified several
empirical studies and their limitations. Given the large influx and the disparate nature of the …

Importance The evidence for palliative care exists predominantly for patients with cancer.
The effect of palliative care on important end-of-life outcomes in patients with noncancer …

CoV-2) pandemic will likely strain our health care system beyond capacity, and palliative
care services will be needed across many different care settings, including intensive care …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether an in‐home palliative care intervention for terminally ill
patients can improve patient satisfaction, reduce medical care costs, and increase the …