Background The advantages of timely prescribing for palliative patients is well documented (NICE. Care of dying adults in the last days of life. [NG31], 2015; NIHR. Health Social Care Serv Res.

Background Pain is the second most prevalent symptom in patients with cancer after fatigue and is highly debilitating. There is an increasing emphasis on the prescription of non-pharmacological ...

Objective This study aims to investigate the safety and feasibility of early oral feeding in patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy. Methods A total of 135 patients with gastric cancer who ...

Context and objectives This study examined the impact of an integrative oncology intervention on postoperative care, primarily postoperative pain, in patients undergoing gynaecological oncology ...

Introduction Historically, paramedics have focused on life-saving and curative Care. Today a growing body of evidence suggests many patients seek support from the ambulance service for Palliative and ...

Objective To analyse differences in the last month of life (LMoL) of patients with paediatric cancer, classified depending on if they were included in an integrated home–hospital paediatric palliative ...

Objective Physical functioning (PF), emotional functioning (EF), overall quality of life (QOL) and activities of daily living (ADL) such as walking and toilet transfer are the primary outcomes of ...

Background Palliative care is important in addressing the needs of patients and their caregivers holistically, particularly where patients are diagnosed with an advanced cancer such as metastatic ...

Methods A nationwide survey was conducted among bereaved family members of cancer patients who had died in inpatient palliative care units in Japan. The survey collected data on family characteristics ...

Current lethal combinations and doses of drugs used in physician-assisted dying/suicide are untested, unlicensed and ...

Objectives As societal debates around assisted suicide persist, understanding the factors influencing individual attitudes is essential. Health literacy (HL) and end-of-life HL (EOL-HL) are critical ...

Objectives A key role of specialist palliative care occupational therapy is to enable patients to self-manage symptoms associated with a life-limiting illness. EMPOWER, a 4-week group programme, ...