Correspondence to Dr Salmani Naiire, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd 14115, Iran; n.salmani{at}sbmu.ac.ir Background One of the barriers to the integration of ...

Aim This study aims to systematically evaluate the effects of palliative care on the quality of life, anxiety level, depression level, cardiac function, readmission rate and mortality rate among ...

Objectives Thiamine deficiency (TD) has been increasingly reported among patients undergoing active cancer treatment. However, its status in end-of-life cancer patients admitted to palliative care ...

Objectives Polypharmacy can increase symptom burden and reduce quality of life in palliative care patients. The Drug Burden Index (DBI) measures patients’ exposure to anticholinergic and sedative ...

Objectives The importance of advance care planning in parkinsonism is increasingly recognised. Existing evidence shows plans are infrequent in this population. Little is known about the details of the ...

Introduction Recent UK-based research revealed the complex role of lone working Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) who provide hospice care at home without direct supervision of a registered practitioner. 1 ...

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 ...

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate acute opioid dose changes among patients started on a continuous subcutaneous infusion (CSCI) containing alfentanil or morphine within a specialist ...

Objectives Current methods of health expenditure reporting make spending on palliative care services difficult to quantify. This paper (1) examines trends in the components of government (public) ...

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 ...

Objectives This study aimed to identify patients with palliative care (PC) needs within Family Medicine Practice in the outpatient and inpatient settings, using the Supportive and Palliative Care ...

Background Older adults with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs) experience escalating symptoms, functional decline, and complex psychosocial needs, particularly towards end-of-life. Most deaths now ...