Background Patients at the end of life often suffer from urinary difficulties. A systematic review (Farrington et al, in press) found minimal research to indicate how these difficulties should be ...

Background Spiritual care allows palliative care patients to gain a sense of purpose, meaning and connectedness to the sacred or important while experiencing a ...

Background The increase in the numbers of patients requiring palliative care input prior to death, and a global economic situation where few countries are able to invest further in specialist ...

Correspondence to Dr Kath Webber, Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford GU1 2HP, UK; kwebber1{at}nhs.net Background The estimated prevalence of ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Thomas, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; benjamin.thomas{at}health.nsw.gov.au ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of short subcutaneous infusions (SSCIs) for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of SSCIs in a single ...

Background 15%–20% of critical care patients die during their hospital admission. This service evaluation assesses quality of palliative care in intensive care units (ICUs) compared with national ...

Objectives To examine the effects of nurse-led interventions on the health-related quality of life, symptom burden and self-management/behavioural outcomes in women ...

Correspondence to Mark Taubert, Honorary Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Velindre University NHS Trust and Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Caerdydd CF14 2TL, UK; ...

Objectives Palliative care providers may be exposed to numerous detrimental psychological and existential challenges. Ethical issues in the healthcare arena are subject to continual debate, being ...

Objectives Despite rapid expansion of treatments for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and the importance of symptom management for enhancing quality of life, few studies have ...

Background Steroids are frequently prescribed in palliative care for many different indications. However, use of steroids can also lead to side effects which can negatively affect the well-being of ...