Monthly Archive for: "November, 2017"

The free, open-access website called “Let’s Get Together and Talk about Death,” or Death over Dinner (DoD), provides resources for initiating end-of-life conversations with [...]
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Current innovative psychological therapies have made great progress in addressing existential suffering in dying patients but are often begun too late in the end-of-life process and often ignore [...]
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OBJECTIVES: To describe how multiple goals theory can be used as a reliable and valid measure (i.e., coding scheme) of the quality of conversations about end-of-life issues. METHODS: We analyzed [...]
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BACKGROUND: Discussions about end-of-life (EOL) values, wishes, and beliefs are critical for effective advance care planning (ACP). New strategies are needed to engage individuals in EOL [...]
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CONTEXT: Substantive discussions between loved ones are necessary for effective advance care planning. Although multiple tools are currently in use for promoting conversations, the content and [...]
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