Objectives Identify the indication, route of administration and dose for phenobarbital continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) in palliative sedation therapy (PST). Assess the dosing and continuation ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Hiroto Ishiki, Department of palliative medicine, National Cancer Center Japan, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan; hishiki{at}ncc.go.jp Objectives The prognostic factors in patients ...

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

Introduction Little is known about the use of outcome measures (OM) by Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) in palliative care. This review aimed to identify studies using validated OMs in adults ...

Background Seizures are a distressing event, especially in patients at the end of life, when a significant proportion also lose the oral route for medications. Recently, an evaluation was done ...

Background Advance care planning is considered best practice for children and young people with life-limiting conditions but there is limited evidence how parents’ perceive, understand and engage with ...

Objectives Multidisciplinary team meetings are a regular feature in the provision of palliative care, involving a range of professionals. Yet, their purpose and best format are not necessarily well ...

Background People with 2 or more chronic conditions (multimorbidity) are at risk of receiving fragmented and inefficient care. In order to develop a nurse-led intervention for people with ...

Correspondence to Professor Marilene Filbet, Palliative care, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon 69008, France; marilene.filbet{at}chu-lyon.fr Objectives To evaluate the influence of art therapy in ...

Correspondence to Dr Yi Zhang, Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; zhangyipsy{at}csu.edu.cn Background The prevalence ...

Objectives This paper (1) sought to compare sleep, mood and physical symptom profiles of men with prostate cancer (PCa) who experienced subjective and objective cancer-related cognitive impairment ...