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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 ...

Objectives To investigate why residents of residential aged care homes (RACH) are transferred to hospital for end-of-life ...

Objective At the end of life, some patients with refractory suffering require deep continuous sedation. Based on the pharmacological properties, we hypothesised that sodium oxybate may offer ...

Chronic breathlessness is a disabling and distressing condition for which there is a growing evidence base for a range of interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions are the mainstay of ...

Introduction Historically, paramedics have focused on life-saving and curative Care. Today a growing body of evidence suggests many patients seek support from the ambulance service for Palliative and ...

Correspondence to Dr Jason W Boland, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK; Jason.Boland{at}hyms.ac.uk Objectives There is increased interest in cannabinoids for cancer pain ...

Introduction In 2021, we undertook a nation-wide online survey to explore public attitudes to death and dying in the UK (PADDUK). 1 Due to the complexity and changing nature of public attitudes, we ...

Objectives Assess the palliative care needs of patients with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal syndrome (CBS), focusing on symptom burden, quality of life, caregiver strain and ...

Introduction Advance Care Planning (ACP) is an ongoing process that enables individuals to express, discuss and document their personal values, preferences of care in case of future incapacitation or ...

Objectives The meaning that patients and carers attribute to their experience of palliative care is fundamental to the provision, practice and evaluation of optimal care. This analysis aims to ...

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the postoperative course of pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) and distal pancreatectomy (DP) by examining body composition, physical function, physical ...