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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Yi Zhang, Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, China; zhangyipsy{at}csu.edu.cn Background The prevalence ...

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; ...

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

Background Over 940,000 people in the UK are thought to be living with dementia (Dementia UK. Trustees’ annual report and consolidated financial statements. 2022), yet people with dementia have not ...

Background Advance care planning is considered best practice for children and young people with life-limiting conditions but there is limited evidence how parents’ perceive, understand and engage with ...

Correspondence to Dr Ben Messer, Home Ventilation, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; ben.messer{at}nuth.nhs.uk Objectives Mechanical ventilation (MV) has been shown to improve ...

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been significant efforts to support more people to remain at home at the end of life. In Fife, Scotland, at the beginning of the pandemic, a ...

Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting creative writing workshops (CWW) for patients with cancer to promote improvement in mood. Method We piloted a prospective study to determine the ...

This research was part of a multiple case-study, theory-building project, observing the moments of assimilation and accommodation in clients relearning their post-bereavement world. The aim was to ...

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 ...

Background Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, and place additional strains on end-of-life care services and users. Although end-of-life and palliative care are considered ...