Background: Palliative care has emerged as care that specifically aims to address gaps
inherent in disease-centered approaches in order to enhance care quality in serious illness …

This review describes the emerging global debate on the role of human rights childbirth. It is
also tailored to a UK perspective in view of the Montgomery v. Lanarkshire [2015] legal …

Background Improper use, storage, and disposal of prescribed opioids can lead to diversion
or accidental poisoning. Our previous study showed a large proportion of cancer patients …

Previous studies using data from the early 2000s demonstrated that patients who were
uninsured were more likely to present with late‐stage disease and had worse short‐term …

Background Many patients with a solid metastatic cancer are treated aggressively during
their last month of life. Using data from a large prospective cohort study of patients with an …

Background The addition of specialty palliative care to standard oncology care improves
outcomes for patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers, but many lack access to …

Importance: Hip fracture in the elderly patients is associated with increased morbidity and
mortality. There is great need for advance care planning should a patient fail to rehabilitate …

Background Communication about priorities and goals improves the value of care for
patients with serious illnesses. Resource constraints necessitate targeting interventions to …

Background: Humanization of health care is defined as a state of well-being, involving
affection, dedication, respect for the other, that is, to consider the person as a complete and …

This study aimed to examine family members' attitudes and perceptions regarding their
choice of care in the event of terminal illness, based on their experience in a caregiver's role …