Importance Surgery in older patients often poses risks of death, complications, and
functional decline. Prior to surgery, evaluations of health-related priorities, realistic …

Interdisciplinary palliative care services have been rapidly expanding in health care settings
over the past 10 years, particularly through the establishment of interdisciplinary palliative …

Like us, the ancient Greeks and Romans came to know and understand the world through
their senses. Yet sensory experience has rarely been considered in the study of antiquity …

Aims and objectives To assess nurses' perceptions of what constitutes optimal end‐of‐life
(EOL) care in hospital and evaluate nurses' perceived barriers to EOL care delivery …

Background Opioid analgesics and other psychoactive drugs may pose an even greater risk
for drug overdose in persons with mental health disorders. Objective The purpose of this …

Opioid use has been reported to be associated with increased fracture risks. In a nested
case-control study using the United Kingdom–based General Practice Research Database …

Health care professionals seeking to improve the quality of life for those living with serious
illness and nearing the end of life will find exactly what their organization needs in the …

This paper reports on a research project which explored students' perceptions of learning
from listening to patient stories. There is a plethora of literature to support the value of …

Current research on the risk of opioid analgesics with drug overdose does not account for
the total morphine equivalent dose (MED) of opioids filled by a patient. In this study, time …

Abstract The Emergency Department (ED) is the place where people most frequently seek
urgent care. For patients living with chronic disease or malignancy who may be in a crisis …