Purpose/Objectives: To test an adapted end-of-life conceptual model of the geriatric cancer experience and provide evidence for the validity and reliability of the model for use in practice and research. Design: Nonexperimental and cross-sectional using baseline data collected within 24-72 hours of...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe the determinants of place of end-of-life (EOL) care for patients with cancer. Data Sources: A systematic literature review of primary research studies (1997-2007) was conducted. Studies that investigated place of EOL care or identified place of EOL care in relation...

Purpose/Objectives: To describe nursing interventions to promote dignified dying as identified by nurses in four countries. Design: Cross-sectional survey design. Setting: Hospitals and clinics in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and the United States. Sample: A convenience sample of 560 nurses who cared...

The Patient Self-Determination Act, which took effect in 1991, requires that all patients receive information on advance directives upon admission into hospitals or long-term care facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding. Past research has shown that there is still a need for...