End-of-life Care

Concepts related to death, dying and end-of-life have evolved throughout the years. For many older adults, end-of-life care is a gradual process requiring support to accept and prepare for a “good death.”

Therefore, perspectives on end-of-life care need to be reviewed in response to demographic and health care trends. As many factors influence the way people approach death and dying, more evidence-based interventions need to be explored to provide supportive care for older adults during life-limiting conditions and to prepare them for a dignified death.

Core Member: Dr Rosalind SIAH

Publications

  • Tey QHC, Fan JW, Schmidt LT, Seah B, Lo CH, Kang MJ, Poon MTL, Terkamo-Moisio A, Wu XV, Ang WHD. (2026) Educational death caf programme as an intervention for coping with death, thanatophobia and readiness for advance care planning: A sequential mixed methods study among final year nursing students Nurse Educ Today. (2026) Jan;156:106906. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.(2025).106906. Epub (2025) Oct 27.

  • Cheng LJ, Vasan Thakumar A, Chen LA, Tan RL, Liao M, Luo N. (2025) Who Prefers Death to Life in Composite Time Trade-off Interviews, and Why? A Mixed-Methods Study among Asians in Singapore Patient. (2025) Nov 1. doi: 10.1007/s40271-025-00777-z. Online ahead of print.

  • Fan JW, Wu XV, Yang GM, Poh CL, Tay TYW, Yoon H, Lim YWB, Woo FYB, Seah B, Ang WHD. (2025) The Role of Advance Care Planning on Community Dwelling Adults' Coping Abilities and Death Attitudes: A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study J Clin Nurs. (2025) Aug 18. doi: 10.1111/jocn.70079. Online ahead of print.

  • Ng HL, Wu XV, Yap SY, Yeo SNB, Dino MJ, Jiang Y. 2024 Exploring the Experiences of Older Adults and Their Caregivers in Home-Based Palliative Care Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis Semin Oncol Nurs. 2024 Dec;40(6):151753. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151753. Epub 2024 Nov 16.

  • Itoh S, Mori T, Jin X, Ito T, Komiyama J, Kuroda N, Uda K, Tsuchiya-Ito R, Wu XV, Kodama K, Takahashi H, Takeda T, Tamiya N. 2024 Outcomes of advanced care management in home-based long-term care: A retrospective population-based observational study Int J Nurs Stud. 2024 Oct;158:104862. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104862. Epub 2024 Jul 21.

  • Ng HL, Wu XV, Yap SY, Yeo SNB, Dino MJ, Jiang Y. (2024) Exploring The Experiences Of Older Adults And Their Caregivers In Home-Based Palliative Care Setting: A Systematic Review And Meta-Synthesis. Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 40, -. doi: 10.1016/J.SONCN.2024.151753

  • Itoh S, Mori T, Jin X, Ito T, Komiyama J, Kuroda N, Uda K, Tsuchiya-Ito R, Wu XV, Kodama K, Takahashi H, Takeda T, Tamiya N. (2024) Outcomes Of Advanced Care Management In Home-Based Long-Term Care: A Retrospective Population-Based Observational Study. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 158, -. doi: 10.1016/J.IJNURSTU.2024.104862

  • Yen KY, Cheng JY, Li JQ, Toh ZA, He HG.. The effectiveness of digital psychosocial interventions on psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and health-related quality of life in patients with gynaecological cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Mar 21;32(4):240. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08415-4.. 10.1007/s00520-024-08415-4

  • Yoong SQ, Bhowmik P, Kapparath S, Porock D.. Palliative prognostic scores for survival prediction of cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Feb 15:djae036. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae036. Online ahead of print.. 10.1093/jnci/djae036

  • Yoong SQ, Schmidt LT, Chao FFT, Devi KM, Wang W, Zhang H.. Nursing students' perspectives and learning experiences of participating in a palliative and end-of-life care simulation programme: A qualitative study. Nurse Educ Today. 2024 Mar;134:106103. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106103. Epub 2024 Jan 24.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106103

  • Zhi S, Gu W, Miao R, Zhang L, Jing X, Ramachandran HJ, Wang W.. Associations between dyadic communication and dyadic coping of patients with cervical cancer and their spouses: a study utilizing the actor-partner interdependence model. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jan 8;32(2):90. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08304-2.. 10.1007/s00520-023-08304-2

  • Rajendran P, Jarasiunaite-Fedosejeva G, İsbir GG, Shorey S.. Healthy siblings' perspectives about paediatric palliative care: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Palliat Med. 2024 Jan;38(1):25-41. doi: 10.1177/02692163231217597. Epub 2023 Dec 12.. 10.1177/02692163231217597

  • Ang WR, Ang WHD, Cham SQG, de Mel S, Chew HSJ, Devi MK.. Effectiveness of resilience interventions among cancer patients - A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomised controlled trials. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Dec;67:102446. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102446. Epub 2023 Oct 14.. 10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102446

  • Yoong SQ, Schmidt LT, Devi KM, Zhang H.. Using palliative and end-of-life simulation to enhance pre-licensure nursing students' emotional intelligence, palliative care knowledge and reflective abilities: A single group, pretest-posttest study. Nurse Educ Today. 2023 Nov;130:105923. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105923. Epub 2023 Aug 2.. 10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105923

  • Yoong SQ, Porock D, Whitty D, Tam WWS, Zhang H.. Performance of the Palliative Prognostic Index for cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Palliat Med. 2023 Sep;37(8):1144-1167. doi: 10.1177/02692163231180657. Epub 2023 Jun 13.. 10.1177/02692163231180657

  • Yoong SQ, Wang W, Seah ACW, Kumar N, Gan JON, Schmidt LT, Lin Y, Zhang H.. Nursing students' experiences with patient death and palliative and end-of-life care: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 May;69:103625. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103625. Epub 2023 Mar 28.. 10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103625

  • Chen Y, Hou L, Li W, Wang Q, Zhou W, Yang H.. Referral criteria to palliative care for patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review. Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Feb;39(2):267-279. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2146405. Epub 2022 Dec 28.. 10.1080/03007995.2022.2146405

  • Shorey, S., & Chua, C. (2022). Nurses and nursing students’ experiences on pediatric end-of-life care and death: A qualitative systematic review. Nurse education today, 112, 105332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105332

  • Tan, A., Tiew, L. H., & Shorey, S. (2021). Experiences and needs of parents of palliative paediatric oncology patients: A meta-synthesis. European journal of cancer care, 30(3), e13388. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13388

  • Haugan, G., Eide, W. M., André, B., Wu, X.V., Rinnan, E., Taasen, S. E., Kuven, B. M., Drageset, J. (2020). Joy-of-life in cognitively intact nursing home patients: the impact of the nurse-patient interaction, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. DOI: 10.1111/scs.12836

  • Haugan, G., Kuven, B. M., Eide, W. M., Taasen, S. E.,Rinnan, E., Wu, X.V., Drageset, J. & André, B. (2020). Nurse-Patient Interaction and Self-Transcendence: Assets for a Meaningful Life in Nursing Home Residents? BMC Geriatrics. 20:168. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01555-2

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Community Care
End-of-life Care
Healthy Aging
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Related Publications

Shorey, S., & Chua, C. (2022). Nurses and nursing students’ experiences on pediatric end-of-life care and death: A qualitative systematic review. Nurse education today, 112, 105332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105332

Tan, A., Tiew, L. H., & Shorey, S. (2021). Experiences and needs of parents of palliative paediatric oncology patients: A meta-synthesis. European journal of cancer care, 30(3), e13388. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13388

Haugan, G., Eide, W. M., André, B., Wu, X.V., Rinnan, E., Taasen, S. E., Kuven, B. M., Drageset, J. (2020). Joy-of-life in cognitively intact nursing home patients: the impact of the nurse-patient interaction, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. DOI: 10.1111/scs.12836