ArticleBMC nursing2025
What matters in end-of-life communication with nursing staff: an interview study among older people and their family caregivers.
Article in BMC nursing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Conceptualizing end-of-life communication by nursing staff as part of advance care planning with older people: A multiple discipline focus group study.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
Abstract
backgroundEnd-of-life communication as part of advance care planning (ACP) aims to support older people to reflect on their values, needs, and wishes regarding the end of life. Previous studies have provided an understanding of the important aspects ("fundamentals") of end-of-life conversations with older people from the perspective of nursing staff. Developing further understanding of the experiences and needs of older people and their family caregivers will help identify gaps in communication, guide nursing staff in providing successful ACP, and ultimately enhance person-centered care. We aimed to explore the experiences of older people and their family caregivers in home, nursing home and hospital settings regarding the fundamentals of end-of-life communication as part of ACP by nursing staff.
methodsSemi-structured interviews were performed with older people and their family caregivers about their experiences, opinions, and preferences before, during, and after recent formal end-of-life conversations. Data were analyzed thematically.
resultsEight older people and four of their family caregivers participated in three dyadic and six individual interviews between June 2023 and May 2024. Overall, participants felt it was difficult to describe and evaluate their experiences with the end-of-life conversations because they initially had no specific expectations about end-of-life conversations and approached them with an open mind. Three overall themes were composed comprising 11 fundamentals of end-of-life communication: "Navigating conversational phases: probing and reflecting" (e.g., readiness), "Fostering recognition and relational safety: acknowledging the older person" (e.g., feeling at ease, feeling seen while nursing staff attune to the older person, feeling a human connection), and "Engaging with family caregivers: valuing their role and well-being" (e.g., considering their well-being).
conclusionOlder people and their family caregivers prioritize feeling comfortable in natural and humane end-of-life conversations. They want to be seen, heard, and acknowledged as individuals with backgrounds, values, and needs, not just as patients with a disease. Nursing staff should be aware of the expectations of an older person and family caregiver in end-of-life communication and adjust their approach accordingly. The results of this study can help in developing effective strategies to ensure that end-of-life communication is tailored to the unique needs of older people and their family caregivers, fostering an informed approach.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.