Background In 2002, an act regulating the ending of life by a physician at the request of a
patient with unbearable suffering came into effect in the Netherlands. In 2005, we performed …

Objective To examine health professionals' experiences of and attitudes towards the
provision of chemotherapy to patients with end stage cancer. Design Purposive, qualitative …

Whether or not artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH) may be forgone in terminally ill patients
has been the subject of medical and ethical discussions. Information about the frequency …

Background: Despite fast-growing 'older old'populations,'place of care'trajectories for very
old people approaching death with or without dementia are poorly described and …

Introduction With an ageing population, end-of-life care is increasing in importance. The
present work investigated characteristics and time trends of older peoples' attitudes towards …

Purpose Most people are familiar with the expression 'laughter is the best medicine'. By
enhancing cognitive flexibility and strengthening relationships, laughter can be considered a …

Objective To explore the extent to which patients have a directing role in decisions about
chemotherapy in the palliative phase of cancer and (want to) anticipate on the last stage of …

In the study by Haslam et al, 1 how often patient's quality of life (QoL) is assessed throughout
the patient's disease course is described. The authors included articles from 3 high-impact …

Objective Advances in oncology increasingly result in protracted disease trajectories for
patients with incurable cancer. In this disease phase, patients are aware of the incurable …

Objective To examine bereaved relatives' experiences from time of diagnosis of incurable
cancer until death with specific emphasis on their role in the (end-of-life) decision-making …