Challenging conversations with terminally ill patients and their loved ones: Strategies to improve giving information in palliative care

Objective: The aim of the study was to explore the skills and strategies employed by professionals when having difficult conversations to provide information to loved ones as part of palliative care. Method: A qualitative design was chosen with in-depth interviews with nurses, assistant nurses and d...

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Main Authors: Inger Benkel, Helle Wijk, Ulla Molander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-04-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312114532456