Background Adults with intellectual disability (ID) experience inequality in access to healthcare that is considered to extend to end-of-life care. Their experiences of healthcare at the end of life ...

Objectives Restriction of raw fruits and vegetables (neutropenic diet) is advised for patients receiving treatment for acute leukaemia in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce ...

Objectives Assessing whether interventions are implemented as intended (fidelity) is critical to establishing efficacy in clinical research yet rarely applied in advance care planning (ACP) ...

Objective Breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP) is common and has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients with cancer. This review compares current national/international BTcP guidelines in ...

Correspondence to Professor Takashi Yamaguchi, Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Hyogo, Japan; ...

Objectives To examine current practices, attitudes and levels of confidence related to advance care planning (ACP) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among healthcare ...

Aim The study aimed to evaluate student and facilitator perceptions regarding the novel use of a virtual learning environment (VLE) in the development and implementation of ‘Ivy Street’.

Background COVID-19 has further highlighted that the physical and emotional wellbeing of healthcare staff must be of equal priority to that of patients. Organisations can do a lot to promote informal ...

Overview This abstract provides an overview of the experience and challenges encountered in sharing palliative nursing knowledge in East Asia. As palliative care gains recognition globally, an ...

Correspondence to Professor Joachim Cohen, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie, Brussel 1090, Belgium ...

Background It is widely accepted that a diagnosis of cancer affects the entire family. However, research has centred on primary caregivers, and little is known about the impact on the wider family.