International journal of palliative nursing
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The aim of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to identify barriers and facilitators to end-of-life communication experienced by family caregivers of patients with advanced chronic organ failure and to examine agreement in barriers and facilitators between family caregivers and patients. ⋯ Differences in barriers and facilitators between patients and family caregivers ask for an individual approach to facilitate end-of-life communication.