Heart failure remains a common diagnosis, especially in older individuals. It continues to be
associated with significant morbidity and mortality, but major advances in both diagnosis …

ContextQuality end-of-life care is increasingly recognized as an ethical obligation of health
care providers, both clinicians and organizations. However, this concept has not been …

A systematic overview of the literature on palliative care for people with severe persistent
mental illness (SPMI) was conducted to inform clinical practice, research, and education …

Objective The primary goal of this study was to address the documented deficiencies in end-
of-life care (EOLC) in intensive care unit settings by identifying key EOLC domains and …

A fundamental barrier to improving the quality of medical care at the end of life is the lack of
measurement tools. The Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End of Life Care (TIME) aims to fill …

We used exploratory factor analysis within the confirmatory analysis framework, and data
provided by family members and friends of 205 decedents in Missoula, Montana, to …

Hypothesis Surgical intervention in palliative care is common; however, the indications,
risks, and outcomes are not well described. Design Retrospective review of surgical cases …

Due to advancement and innovations in biotechnologies lunch genetic screening
applications of stem cell in medicine and sophisticated life-support technologies, many …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe factors contributing to the decision-
making processes of elderly persons as they formulate advance directives in long-term care …

Background: Nephrologists need to become more aware of how patients die. Methods:
Families of patients who died after receiving dialysis at 5 New England nephrology clinics …