Nursing handovers are widely established within the field of palliative care nursing, playing a pivotal role in the continuity of patient care (Smith, Gale, Glynn, et al., 2012. BMJ Support Palliat ...

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 ...

Objectives This study explored the views and perceptions of haematologists towards palliative care, based on their own clinical experiences, focusing on those factors that helped or hindered referral ...

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 ...

Background The prompt availability of medications to manage symptoms is key to high quality end-of-life care and anticipatory prescribing of these drugs is thought good practice. This study explored ...

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 ...

Introduction Advanced cancer patients have difficult decisions to make when offered further treatments in clinical trials. It is essential that such decisions are made with a full understanding of the ...

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 ...

Background Despite legal advancements like gay marriage, LGBTQ+ individuals often face significant barriers in accessing equitable end-of-life care, exacerbated by healthcare professionals’ limited ...

Objective Fan therapy is widely acknowledged as an essential component in the management of dyspnoea with numerous studies supporting its efficacy in alleviating dyspnoea among patients with chronic ...

Introduction Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by overstimulation of serotonin receptors. Clinical manifestations include altered mental state, autonomic ...