Decision to Withdraw Life- Sustaining Treatments: The Experience of Thai Family Caregivers.

End-of-life decision-making is a complex process and more challenging when decisions are made for others. Little is known about Thai family members' involvement in decision-making to withdraw life-sustaining treatments (LSTs) from loved ones with serious illnesses. This qualitative study explores the experiences of family caregivers in Southern Thailand regarding decisions related to LST withdrawal.

Integration of Specialist Palliative Care into Tertiary Hospitals: A Multicenter Point Prevalence Survey from Thailand.

Accessibility and quality of hospital-based palliative care in Thailand have received scant attention. To determine the prevalence of inpatients who require in-hospital palliative care, to identify the proportion with access to specialist palliative care, and to define the factors associated with accessibility to specialist palliative care. A cross-sectional analysis of a multicenter survey.