1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK 2 School of Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland ...

Background/context In recent years evidence suggests that a happier workforce improves productivity and the quality of care being delivered to its service users. Restorative practice is an alternative ...

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

2 School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 3 Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King's College London School of ...

Objectives To quantify agreement between patients and their family members on their own values and preferences for use or non-use of life-sustaining treatments for the patient. Methods Hospitalised ...

1 Program in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to Dr Lillian Sung, Division of ...

Objectives High physical activity levels have been associated with longer, healthier lifespans and improved quality of life among breast cancer survivors. The Japanese clinical guidelines for breast ...

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 ...

Background Discussions about euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) involve various stakeholders, including patients, healthcare professionals and the general public. This review examines ...

Objectives To summarise the current body of published evidence on the use of low-dose and/or adjuvant methadone in the palliative care setting. Methods The authors searched multiple databases (PubMED, ...

Background and objectives Meaning in life (MIL) represent a key topic in palliative care. The aims of this study were to explore (1) the differences in perceived MIL and in the meaning-relevant life ...

Introduction Patients with ventilator-dependent motor neuron disease (MND) may request withdrawal of their assisted ventilation. Facilitating this process as a healthcare professional (HCP) can be ...