Context If access to effective palliative care is to extend beyond cancer patients, an
understanding of the comparative prevalence of palliative care problems among cancer and …

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Objective To evaluate the safety of benzodiazepines and opioids in patients with very severe
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Design Population based longitudinal …

Background: To implement the appropriate services and develop adequate interventions,
detailed estimates of the needs for palliative care in the population are needed. Aim: To …

Background: Primary care has the potential to play significant roles in providing effective
palliative care for non-cancer patients. Aim: To identify, critically appraise and synthesise the …

Fatigue is one of the most frequent symptoms in palliative care patients, reported in. 80% of
cancer patients and in up to 99% of patients following radio-or chemotherapy. Fatigue also …

Background Inequalities in access to hospice care is a source of considerable concern;
white, middle-class, middle-aged patients with cancer have traditionally been over …

Background This consensus statement was developed based on the understanding that
patients with advanced lung or heart disease are not being treated consistently and …

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Background: There have been many studies on the unmet needs of palliative care patients
and carers from the perspective of bereaved caregivers. However, the unmet needs of …