Communication in palliative care: talking about the end of life, before the end of life

A systematic review of evidence for end-of-life communication interventions: Who do they target, how are they structured and do they work?

(2016) Adam Walczak et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Improving communication with palliative care cancer patients at home – A pilot study of SAGE & THYME communication skills model

(2015) Jane Griffiths et al.   European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Curriculum Teaching Team-Based Palliative Care Integration in Oncology

(2015) Barbara A. Head et al.   JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION

Different Experiences and Goals in Different Advanced Diseases: Comparing Serial Interviews With Patients With Cancer, Organ Failure, or Frailty and Their Family and Professional Carers

(2015) Marilyn Kendall et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Patient and Caregiver Opinions of Motivational Interviewing Techniques In Role-Played Palliative Care Conversations: A Pilot Study

(2015) Kathryn I. Pollak et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Patient-Clinician Communication About End-of-Life Care in Patients With Advanced Chronic Organ Failure During One Year

(2015) Carmen H.M. Houben et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

An exploratory study of end-of-life prognostic communication needs as reported by widowed fathers due to cancer

(2015) Eliza M. Park et al.   PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY

Barriers to Goals of Care Discussions With Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients and Their Families

(2015) John J. You et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

What really matters in end-of-life discussions? Perspectives of patients in hospital with serious illness and their families

(2014) J. J. You et al.   CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

Impact of timing and setting of palliative care referral on quality of end-of-life care in cancer patients

(2014) David Hui et al.   CANCER

Effect of Communication Skills Training Program for Oncologists Based on Patient Preferences for Communication When Receiving Bad News: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2014) Maiko Fujimori et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Efficacy of Advance Care Planning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2014) Carmen H.M. Houben et al.   Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

What Keeps Oncologists From Addressing Palliative Care Early on With Incurable Cancer Patients? An Active Stance Seems Key

(2014) T. A. Pfeil et al.   ONCOLOGIST

The effects of advance care planning on end-of-life care: A systematic review

(2014) Arianne Brinkman-Stoppelenburg et al.   PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Advance Care Planning in palliative care: A systematic literature review of the contextual factors influencing its uptake 2008–2012

(2014) Allison Lovell et al.   PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Barriers to Advance Care Planning in Cancer, Heart Failure and Dementia Patients: A Focus Group Study on General Practitioners' Views and Experiences

(2014) Aline De Vleminck et al.   PLoS One

Responsiveness of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey and the Lupus Quality of Life questionnaire in SLE

(2014) H. Devilliers et al.   RHEUMATOLOGY

‘Conditional candour’ and ‘knowing me’: an interpretive description study on patient preferences for physician behaviours during end-of-life communication: Table 1

(2014) Amane Abdul-Razzak et al.   BMJ Open

Discussing prognosis and end-of-life care in the final year of life: a randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led communication support programme for patients and caregivers

(2014) A. Walczak et al.   BMJ Open

Enhancing Communication Between Oncologists and Patients With a Computer-Based Training Program

(2013) James A. Tulsky et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Effect of Communication Skills Training for Residents and Nurse Practitioners on Quality of Communication With Patients With Serious Illness

(2013) J. Randall Curtis et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Development of the Palliative Care of Dying Critically Ill Patients Algorithm

(2013) Sheila Grossman   Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing

Comparison of International Medical Graduates with US Medical Students and Residents after a Four-Week Course in Palliative Medicine: A Pilot Study

(2013) Holly B. Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Generalist plus Specialist Palliative Care — Creating a More Sustainable Model

(2013) Timothy E. Quill et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Oncologists' Strategies and Barriers to Effective Communication About the End of Life

(2013) Leeat Granek et al.   Journal of Oncology Practice

‘Not yet’ and ‘Just ask’: barriers and facilitators to advance care planning—a qualitative descriptive study of the perspectives of seriously ill, older patients and their families

(2013) Jessica Simon et al.   BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

The Effect of End-of-Life Discussions on Perceived Quality of Care and Health Status Among Patients With COPD

(2012) Janice M. Leung et al.   CHEST

Does communication skills training make a difference to patients' experiences of consultations in oncology and palliative care services?

(2012) L.A. Johnson et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

Associations Between End-of-Life Discussion Characteristics and Care Received Near Death: A Prospective Cohort Study

(2012) Jennifer W. Mack et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Opportunity lost: End-of-life discussions in cancer patients who die in the hospital

(2012) Mark C. Zaros et al.   Journal of Hospital Medicine

Both Maintaining Hope and Preparing for Death: Effects of Physicians' and Nurses' Behaviors From Bereaved Family Members' Perspectives

(2012) Akemi Shirado et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Nurse-Perceived Barriers to Effective Communication Regarding Prognosis and Optimal End-of-Life Care for Surgical ICU Patients: A Qualitative Exploration

(2012) Rebecca A. Aslakson et al.   JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Evaluation of a novel individualised communication-skills training intervention to improve doctors’ confidence and skills in end-of-life communication

(2012) Josephine M Clayton et al.   PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

After you: conversations between patients and healthcare professionals in planning for end of life care

(2012) Kathryn Almack et al.   BMC Palliative Care

Effects of online palliative care training on knowledge, attitude and satisfaction of primary care physicians

(2011) Marta Pelayo et al.   BMC Family Practice

The Educational Impact of Weekly E-Mailed Fast Facts and Concepts

(2011) Rene Claxton et al.   JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Addressing ‘the elephant on the table’

(2011) Natalie C. Momen et al.   Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

End-of-Life Care Preferences and Needs: Perceptions of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

(2010) S. N. Davison   Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Improving Residents' End-of-Life Communication Skills with a Short Retreat: A Randomized Controlled Trial

(2010) Eytan Szmuilowicz et al.   JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

(2010) Jennifer S. Temel et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Transfer of Communication Skills to the Workplace during Clinical Rounds: Impact of a Program for Residents

(2010) Aurore Liénard et al.   PLoS One

SAGE & THYME™: A model for training health and social care professionals in patient-focussed support

(2009) Michael Connolly et al.   PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

Associations Between End-of-Life Discussions, Patient Mental Health, Medical Care Near Death, and Caregiver Bereavement Adjustment

(2008) Alexi A. Wright   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Do Patients' Communication Behaviors Provide Insight into Their Preferences for Participation in Decision Making?

(2008) Pamela L. Hudak et al.   MEDICAL DECISION MAKING

Sustaining hope when communicating with terminally ill patients and their families: a systematic review

(2007) Josephine M. Clayton et al.   PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY