Introduction Death competence, the ability to manage emotional, cognitive, and relational demands around dying, is essential for professionals in palliative and end-of-life care. The Coping with Death ...

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 ...

Background How quality in healthcare is measured shapes care provision, including how and what care is delivered. In end-of-life care, appropriate measurement can facilitate effective care and ...

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 ...

Background When the UK went into COVID-19 lockdown, we had no foresight into how our referrals would change in the forthcoming years. Average time on caseload has reduced to eleven days (Hospiscare.

Background Games and gamified learning are increasingly used in healthcare education, including palliative care. However, the emotional complexity of palliative care may seem at odds with the ...

Objectives The burden of caregiving on families is significantly increased in neurodegenerative diseases such as stroke, where medical care is required along with physical limitations. This research ...

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a cornerstone of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).1 With <5 years remaining until the SDGs’ 2030 deadline, global health is at a critical juncture. While the ...

Objectives Thiamine deficiency (TD) has been increasingly reported among patients undergoing active cancer treatment. However, its status in end-of-life cancer patients admitted to palliative care ...

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 ...

Objectives The importance of advance care planning in parkinsonism is increasingly recognised. Existing evidence shows plans are infrequent in this population. Little is known about the details of the ...

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 ...