The Medical Oncology department in TTSH is one of the largest Oncology departments in Singapore. ACP improves quality of life and is especially relevant for patients with cancer. ACP rates have ...

Objectives The objectives of this study were to explore medical students' experiences of communicating with patients and their carers about death and dying, and to assess whether using high-fidelity ...

Background and purpose Since 2001, symptom cluster research has grown considerably. However, because multiple methodological considerations remain, ongoing synthesis of the literature is needed to ...

Correspondence to Laura Lunardi, Renal Department, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Adelaide SA 5000, Australia; laura.lunardi{at}sa.gov.au Background Identification of people with deteriorating ...

Objectives To determine the prevalence of nightmares, sleep terrors and vivid dreams in patients with advanced cancer (and the factors associated with them in this group of patients). Methods The ...

Introduction The Department of Health's End of Life Strategy promotes high quality care for people approaching the end of life, including supporting patients to die in the place of their choice.

1 Institutional Review Board, Clinical Ethics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany 2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany 3 UKGM, Department ...

Background Mouth problems are prevalent at end of life and can affect quality of life (Gustafsson, Skogsberg, Rejnö. BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Nov 10;20(1):173). Sore or dry mouth is a symptom listed on ...

Importance International guidelines recommend the integration of multidisciplinary rehabilitation into palliative care services but its impact on quality of life across disease types is not well ...

Objectives To propose an integrative clinical–biological hypothesis whereby progressive functional deterioration in advanced cancer constitutes the final common pathway of systemic decline, driven by ...

Background Since 2016, the US Medicare programme has reimbursed physicians and advanced practice providers for advance care planning (ACP) discussions; however, social workers—who play a critical role ...

Introduction Physical, emotional, and cognitive intimacy is an important aspect of quality of life, 1 and remains so, even at the end-of-life. 2 Nevertheless, evidence suggests intimacy needs in ...