Background The prompt availability of medications to manage symptoms is key to high quality end-of-life care and anticipatory prescribing of these drugs is thought good practice. This study explored ...

Correspondence to Mona Mataqi, Department of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences institution, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK; mamataqi{at}hotmail.com Background Dementia is a progressive ...

Symptom and problem burden, performance status and palliative care phases in specialist palliative care: cross-sectional analysis of care episodes ...

1 Program in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr Lillian Sung, Division of ...

Objectives High physical activity levels have been associated with longer, healthier lifespans and improved quality of life among breast cancer survivors. The Japanese clinical guidelines for breast ...

Background/objectives Handgrip strength is a critical indicator of overall health, particularly in older adults, and is associated with frailty, sarcopenia and risk of adverse health outcomes. Precise ...

Background Discussions about euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) involve various stakeholders, including patients, healthcare professionals and the general public. This review examines ...

Objectives To summarise the current body of published evidence on the use of low-dose and/or adjuvant methadone in the palliative care setting. Methods The authors searched multiple databases (PubMED, ...

Background and objectives Meaning in life (MIL) represent a key topic in palliative care. The aims of this study were to explore (1) the differences in perceived MIL and in the meaning-relevant life ...

Introduction Patients with ventilator-dependent motor neuron disease (MND) may request withdrawal of their assisted ventilation. Facilitating this process as a healthcare professional (HCP) can be ...

Background Ambulatory palliative care clinics are associated with improved outcomes in cancer patients, including short-term quality of life. However, their impact on individual patient-reported ...

Background General practitioners (GPs) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary palliative care (PC), ...