Provision of palliative care based solely on need is the core business of all specialist palliative care (SPC) services. This audit aims to identify inequities in access to hospice-based SPC in a ...

2 Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth Arnold, Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Frogston Road West, Edinburgh, EH10 7DR, UK; Liz.Arnold ...

Palliative care for adults with neuromuscular conditions is an emerging field. Previous guidelines regarding myotonic dystrophy and palliative care have only mentioned end-of-life care and little else ...

Results Our search yielded 171 results, of which seven met the inclusion criteria. Four were retrospective chart reviews, one was a retrospective cohort study, one was a case series and one was a ...

Background Palliative sedation for existential suffering (PS-ES) is a controversial clinical intervention. Empirical studies about physicians’ perceptions do not converge in a clear position and ...

Background To ensure patients and families receive appropriate end-of-life care pathways and guidelines aim to inform clinical decision making. Ensuring appropriate outcomes through the use of these ...

Background The number of prisoners over 50 years old has nearly trebled in the past 15 years, leading to an inevitable increase in natural deaths in prisons. The number of expected deaths has more ...

Objectives Assisted dying has been legally available in Oregon in the USA for 25 years, since when official reports have been published each year detailing the number of people who have used this ...

Objectives Depression is associated with unhealthy autonomic regulation. However, whether patients with breast cancer (BC) with different degrees of depression can be identified from linear and ...

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 ...

Background Virtual reality (VR) technology as a therapeutic intervention has been gaining attention in healthcare settings in recent years. Studies suggest that using the technology can help alleviate ...

Background Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women worldwide. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to cover the existing research gap and contribute to existing ...