A team from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) was commissioned by Marie Curie to explore the …

This paper reviews changing patterns of mortality worldwide, paying particular attention to
differences between developed and developing countries and the consequences of …

Background: Understanding the need for palliative care is essential in planning services.
Aim: To refine existing methods of estimating population-based need for palliative care and …

Background: Numbers of patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) managed
conservatively (without dialysis) are increasing steadily but prevalence and severity of …

This paper draws upon Australian fieldwork to trace the changing notions of a good death
held by hospice and palliative care practitioners. Palliative care practitioners search for an …

Palliative care research is challenged by a disagreement as to what palliative care is, when
it should be offered and what conditions warrant specialized palliative care services. These …

Background: Services for people with heart failure are under‐developed. The perspectives
of patients, their informal and professional carers should inform development of service …

Aim. This paper reports a study exploring the impact of advanced heart failure on the lives of
older patients and their informal carers. Background. Prognosis is poor in heart failure, with …

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 …

CONTEXT: There is little evidence on the symptoms experienced by those with advanced
(Stage 5) chronic kidney disease (CKD), managed without dialysis, as they approach death …