Objective To describe bereaved caregivers' experiences of providing care at home for
patients with advanced cancer, while interacting with home care services. Methods …

Objective For patients with advanced cancer, several randomised controlled trials have
shown that access to palliative care at least 6 months before death can improve symptoms …

Title. Assessing palliative care needs: views of patients, informal carers and healthcare
professionals Aim. This paper reports a study to assess the palliative care needs of the adult …

The purpose of this study was to describe perceptions of hope-fostering strategies of elderly
patients with advanced cancer receiving palliative home care. Using a qualitative thematic …

BACKGROUND Palliative care should fit the needs of individual cancer patients and their
families. Instruments can help to improve needs assessment. This review evaluates …

The provision of comprehensive cancer care in an increasingly complex landscape
necessitates that oncology providers familiarize themselves with the application of palliative …

Objective: The objective of this qualitative study was to elucidate the meaning of quality of
life as narrated by patients with incurable cancer approaching death in palliative home care …

Background: The advanced and terminal phases of cancer are being increasingly treated at
home with the aid of palliative care teams. It is well known that caregivers are overburdened …

Introduction Before referring patients to a palliative care service, oncologists need to inform
them about disease stage and discuss prognosis, treatment options and possible …

Objective: Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer experience physical and emotional
strain that can raise their own risk for morbidity and mortality. This analysis was performed to …