Observational studyBMC palliative care2022
What are the personal last wishes of people with a life-limiting illness? Findings from a longitudinal observational study in specialist palliative care.
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- Making Sense of the Final Moments: A Qualitative Study of Informal Caregivers' Perception of Good Death in the Bereavement Process.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2026Article
- Fulfilling end-of-life dreams: A scoping review of bucket lists in palliative and hospice care.Palliative & supportive care · 2025Article
- Attention to the Values, Wishes and Needs of Patients With Advanced Cancer by Hospital Clinicians, an Exploratory Qualitative Study.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2025Article
- Specialist palliative care until the very end of life - reports of family caregivers and the multiprofessional team.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
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13 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPersonal last wishes of people facing a life-limiting illness may change closer to death and may vary across different forms of specialist palliative care (SPC).
aimsTo explore the presence and common themes of last wishes over time and according to the SPC settings (inpatient vs. home-based SPC), and to identify factors associated to having a last wish.
methodsPatients enrolled in a longitudinal study completed questionnaires at the onset (baseline, t
resultsThree hundred sixty-one patients (mean age, 69.5 years; 49% female) answered at t
conclusionsIn this late phase of their illness, many patients voiced last wishes. Our study suggests working with such wishes as a framework for person-centered care. Comparisons of SPC settings indicate that individualized approaches to patients' last wishes, rather than setting-specific approaches, may be important.
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