German version of the Death Attitudes Profile- Revised (DAP-GR) - translation and validation of a multidimensional measurement of attitudes towards death.

Background: In Germany, only limited data are available on attitudes towards death. Existing measurements are complex and time consuming, and data on psychometric properties are limited. The Death Attitude Profile- Revised (DAP-R) captures attitudes towards dying and death.

Patients' perception of types of errors in palliative care - results from a qualitative interview study.

Background: Medical errors have been recognized as a relevant public health concern and research efforts to improve patient safety have increased. In palliative care, however, studies on errors are rare and mainly focus on quantitative measures. We aimed to explore how palliative care patients perceive and think about errors in palliative care and to generate an understanding of patients' perception of errors in that specialty.