Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the literature for
associations between spiritual well-being and quality of life (QOL) among adults diagnosed …

This narrative review aims to highlight the current paradigm on pain management in sickle
cell vaso-occlusive crisis. It specifically examines the pathophysiologic mechanisms of sickle …

Nationally recognised as the definitive guide to clinical nursing skills, The Royal Marsden
Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has provided essential nursing knowledge and up-to …

For more than 30 years, the term “palliative care” has been used. From the outset, the term
has undergone a series of transformations in its definitions and consequently in its tasks and …

Aims: This study examines the palliative care knowledge and attitudes towards caring for the
dying patient of nurses working in care of older people settings in one rural region in Ireland …

Background Cancer patients who have reached the terminal stage despite attempts at
treatment are likely to experience various problems, particularly as they encounter …

Approximately 90% of the UK population spend some time in hospital in their final year of
life, and more than half of the population die in hospital. This review aims to explore the …

Purpose To determine whether elements of a standard nutritional screening assessment are
independently prognostic of survival in patients with advanced cancer. Patients and …

This book is concerned with people who are approaching the end of their lives, as well as
with the personal and professional caregivers who accompany them during this last stage. It …

Patients with incurable, advanced abdominal or pelvic malignancy often present to acute
surgical departments with symptoms and signs of intestinal obstruction. It is rare for bowel …