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Difficulty accessing care, challenges navigating a complex system, and poorly-coordinated care were interpreted as leading to a lack of physical and psychological safety. Timeliness of care was considered paramount but often not achieved.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">How<\/jats:italic>\n                      care was provided was as important as\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">what<\/jats:italic>\n                      was provided: empathic relational care (in contrast to transactional, task-based care) led to dying people and their families reporting feeling reassured, supported and safe.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We identify aspects of quality important for care which are currently not always achieved, and provide a refined model of the quality of end-of-life care to guide policy and research.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/13558196251398678","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,29]],"date-time":"2025-12-29T13:52:33Z","timestamp":1767016353000},"page":"85-97","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["What is the quality of care at the end of life? 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