Importance International guidelines recommend the integration of multidisciplinary rehabilitation into palliative care services but its impact on quality of life across disease types is not well ...
Background Malignant bowel obstruction is often inoperable, and can precipitate a transition from hospital to hospice care. The condition brings a high symptom burden for patients (severe pain, nausea ...
Restless legs syndrome in oncology palliative medicine: prevalence and impact ...
Correspondence to Dr Paul Taylor, St Luke’s Senior Clinical Lecturer in Palliative Medicine, School of Health and Related Research, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK; ...
Correspondence to Dr Nicola White, Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Departent, University College London, London W1T7NF, UK; n.g.white{at}ucl.ac.uk Objectives To determine ...
1 The Royal Marsden & Royal Brompton Palliative Care Service, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 2 Camden, Islington ELiPSe and UCLH Palliative Care, NHS Camden Provider Services, ...
Correspondence to Martin J Powell, Lancaster University Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster LA1 4YG, UK; martinpowell2014{at}gmail.com Background Nurses in inpatient palliative care are ...
Introduction Racism is an underlying cause of inequity in health. Little is known about whether and how racism is experienced within specialist palliative care services. Aims To explore whether and ...
Dignity therapy in cancer palliative care: meaning and resignification of life—a qualitative study (1 July, 2025) ...
Background Agitation is a common symptom at the end of life; without prompt assessment and management it can cause significant distress to patients and relatives. Clinical practice in the ...
Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is beneficial for respiratory failure in motor neurone disease (MND) but some patients may wish to stop the intervention. Guidance from the National Institute ...
Background Patient-reported outcome measures [PROMS] are validated surveys which can enhance decision-making and guide clinicians to address patients’ most pressing concerns. Increasing in use since ...