Objectives This study explored the views and perceptions of haematologists towards palliative care, based on their own clinical experiences, focusing on those factors that helped or hindered referral ...
Background and purpose Since 2001, symptom cluster research has grown considerably. However, because multiple methodological considerations remain, ongoing synthesis of the literature is needed to ...
Introduction Respiratory and oropharyngeal secretions present significant challenges in motor neurone disease (MND). Symptoms such as choking and impaired cough compromise quality of life, place ...
Background Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed in the eighties as a natural process to successfully treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Sometimes the bereaved do ...
Content Burnout occurs commonly in palliative care. Building resilience helps to mitigate the effects of burnout. Little is known about the importance of leaders, teams and organisations in preventing ...
Introduction Practitioners working with people near the end of life often encounter loneliness among their caseloads (1). Existing evidence indicates that people experiencing loneliness towards the ...
Objectives To propose an integrative clinical–biological hypothesis whereby progressive functional deterioration in advanced cancer constitutes the final common pathway of systemic decline, driven by ...
Background Since 2016, the US Medicare programme has reimbursed physicians and advanced practice providers for advance care planning (ACP) discussions; however, social workers—who play a critical role ...
Background Trismus, or limitation of mouth opening, is a common and debilitating toxicity affecting 23%–28% of head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors treated with radiotherapy. Beyond its classification ...
Background Medical students and doctors are becoming better prepared to care for patients with palliative care needs and support patients at the end of life. This preparation needs to start at medical ...
Routinely collected healthcare data has the potential to transform healthcare. Initiatives such as the Born in Bradford study and the UK’s COVID-19 response show how routine data research can improve ...
OIN is common. Even within a limited and methodologically heterogeneous literature, prevalence estimates range from 6% to 38% in palliative care populations, with three of the more recent robust ...
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