Introduction Research in palliative care (PC) is often regarded as challenging due to the
vulnerability of the population and other peculiarities. We aim to systematically identify …

Background: Substantial agreement has been achieved on research priorities in palliative
care over the past 15 years, as evidenced by consensus conferences and systematic …

The heterogeneity of the palliative care population represents challenges to research
methodology, including study design, informed consent (and ethical issues in general) …

Purpose Palliative care (PC) needs expansion of its research capacity to improve the quality
of care. This is particularly true for France that contributed less than 2% of all European PC …

What is the state of play in palliative care research? Do we reflect that as a journal? We want
to reflect, where possible, the cutting edge of research in the field, promote the highest …

Background: There is little guidance on the particular ethical concerns that research raises
with a palliative care population. Aim: To present the process and outcomes of a workshop …

Background Palliative care provision should be driven by high quality research evidence.
However, there are barriers to conducting research. Most research attention focuses on …

Introduction Research in palliative care patients has been controversial and is often
challenging. It is important to know the views of potentially eligible patients themselves in …

Background There has been increasing evidence and debate on palliative care research
priorities and the international research agenda. To date, however, there is a lack of …

Background Research is essential for gathering evidence to inform best practice and clinical
decision making, for developing and testing new treatments and services in palliative and …