Background The number of patients dying in hospital continues to remain high. One of the challenges in combating this is deciding when to actively manage a patient and when to withhold/withdraw ...
Consultant-led UK paediatric palliative care services: professional configuration, services, funding
15 Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK Objectives To systematically gather information on the professional team members, services provided, funding sources ...
Background Little is known in Europe about end-of-life (EOL) decisions and advance directives (AD), particularly in patients with severe advanced disease. Switzerland is a multicultural and ...
Correspondence to Dr Carlos Hernández-Quiles, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Avenida Manuel Siurot, s/n, Sevilla, 41013 Spain; quiles_es{at}yahoo.es Objective ...
With assisted dying now legal in a growing number of jurisdictions, the UK and other countries continue to deliberate on whether and how such legislation should be introduced. In England and Wales, ...
Heart rate variability (HRV) is the variation in the time interval between consecutive heartbeats, is variable for each individual and higher or lower HRV is not always better. Despite the importance ...
Introduction High-quality palliative and end-of-life care (PEOLC) research is essential to meet the needs of changing populations with increasingly complex care requirements. Despite this, the UK ...
Introduction Respiratory and oropharyngeal secretions present significant challenges in motor neurone disease (MND). Symptoms such as choking and impaired cough compromise quality of life, place ...
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 ...
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is currently under debate within the UK Parliament. If passed, the bill will affect individuals living in England and Wales, providing a legal framework ...
Correspondence to Dr Shin-Ichi Harashima, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; ...
Public health approaches to end-of-life care in the UK: an online survey of palliative care services
Aims and objectives The public health approach to end-of-life care has gained recognition over the past decade regarding its contribution to palliative care services. Terms, such as health-promoting ...
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