Background: The increased number of deaths in the community happening as a result of
COVID-19 has caused primary healthcare services to change their traditional service …

Background: Interdisciplinary team involvement is commonplace in many palliative care
settings across the world. Teamwork is perceived by many experts as an indispensable …

Background Thousands of people in the UK have required end-of-life care in the community
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary healthcare teams (general practice and community …

Aim and objectives To explore the experiences and views of nurses who provide
nonpharmacological therapies for chronic pain management in palliative care. Background …

Background: Virtual reality (VR) using head-mounted displays (HMDs) has demonstrated to
be an effective tool for treating various somatic and psychological symptoms. Technological …

Background and objective Despite the important benefits of a bibliometric approach on
mapping a research field, relatively little efforts have previously been conducted to map and …

Background: General practitioners have overall responsibility for community care, including
towards end of life. Current policy places generalists at the centre of palliative care …

Background: Palliative care programs are rapidly evolving for patients with life-threatening
illnesses. Increased and earlier access for facilities is a subject of growing importance in …

Purpose: This joint position statement, by the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC)
and Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), proposes to address gaps in palliative …

Abstract Background General Practitioners (GPs) are the main providers of primary palliative
care (PPC). At the same time they are the main initiators of specialised palliative homecare …