Lack of knowledge about palliative care is one of the most common reasons for hindering the delivery of high-quality ...
Background Negative perceptions about palliative care (PC), held by patients with cancer and their families, are a barrier to early referral and the associated benefits. This review examines the ...
Objectives Breathlessness affects a significant proportion of patients in palliative care. This Quality Improvement Project aimed to develop a patient self-management resource, Living with ...
Background The WHO defines palliative care (PC) as an approach to improving the quality of life for patients and their families. Within this context, palliative psychiatry (PP) emerges. The present ...
Background The use of virtual reality (VR) is increasing in palliative care. However, despite increasing interest in VR, there is little evidence of how this technology can be implemented into ...
Objectives Little is known about hearing loss and tinnitus associated with neurotoxic chemotherapy. Study evaluated for differences in occurrence rates and effects of hearing loss and tinnitus in ...
Correspondence to Mona Mataqi, Department of Clinical and Pharmaceutical Sciences institution, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK; mamataqi{at}hotmail.com Background Dementia is a progressive ...
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Background There has been a recent increase in concern regarding the use of opioid medications in syringe drivers following the publicised report of the Gosport Inquiry, 2018. In our own clinical ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on cancer care. Studies have looked at how the pandemic affected palliative care delivery for patients with cancer,1 but little is known on access ...
Background People living with long-term neurological conditions (LTNC) often require palliative care. Rehabilitation medicine specialists often coordinate the long-term care of these patients.
Background General practitioners (GPs) and general practice nurses (GPNs) face increasing demands to provide end-of-life care (EoLC) as the population ages. To enhance primary palliative care (PC), ...