Palliative care is 'the speciality which has grown out of the hospice movement'. 1 The term
was first used by Balfour Mount to describe the service which he established in the Royal …

Goals of work Professional care providers need a substantial basis of competence and
expertise to provide appropriate palliative care. Little is known about the problems …

Primary caregivers (PCGs) are closely involved in preparing meals and feeding patients
who are at the end of life, yet their responses to patients' swallowing difficulties have not …

Speech-language pathologists working with adults across the continuum of care from acute
sub-acute hospitals to in home community services and nursing homes frequently encounter …

Background Dysphagia can occur in advanced lung cancer due to direct tumour invasion or
nerve compression. Anti-cancer treatments and co-morbid conditions may also cause or …

Background: There are many challenges in communication and cultural barriers for patients
with limited English proficiency (LEP) who suffer from serious illnesses. Palliative care …

Dysphagia is a common acute and long-term side effect of curative, non-surgical treatment
for head and neck cancer (HNC). Despite what is known about dysphagia associated with …

Palliative care is the holistic approach to provide relief to patients suffering from life
threatening diseases and their families throughout the disease. This is mainly through the …

A lack of access to specialist palliative care (SPC) has led to a lack of clinicians' skills,
knowledge and attitudes pertinent to the management of patients with chronic conditions …

Background It is known that people with dysphagia experience a number of negative
consequences as a result of their swallowing difficulties following head and neck cancer …