Describing and monitoring quality in value-based palliative and end-of-life care at a population level in Wales: achievements and future direction ...
With assisted dying now legal in a growing number of jurisdictions, the UK and other countries continue to deliberate on whether and how such legislation should be introduced. In England and Wales, ...
Objectives Patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease and related disorders (PDRD) experience significant symptom burden, yet access to specialist palliative care (SPC) is often limited. The Bristol ...
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the quality of life of caregivers of cancer patients admitted to the Medical Oncology Department of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine and to identify the ...
Objectives Literature on disparities in palliative care receipt among extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) patients is scarce. The purpose of this study was to examine disparities in ...
Correspondence to Mr Mehrdad Amir-Behghadami, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management (IceHM), Department of Health Service Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz ...
Background Pastoral care in an acute hospital setting necessarily includes some bereavement support for families of patients who die. Termed universal bereavement support, an important component of ...
Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous clonidine for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of subcutaneous clonidine ...
6 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor in Nursing, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Objective The relative efficacy of exercise regimens for improving sleep quality in adult breast cancer ...
Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneously (SC) administered tranexamic acid. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care ...
Background Cancers of the digestive system can be associated with disturbing and disabling symptoms, which can contribute to a negative psychological pressure on patients. Aim To investigate the ...
Correspondence to Dr Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Kinki Chuo Chest Medical Center, Sakai 591-8555, Japan; taniguchi.yoshihiko.ny{at}mail.hosp.go.jp Objectives Opioids are often administered for cancer-related ...