Background Over the last few years, the presence of physiotherapists in Palliative Care
Units (PCU) has considerably grown based on evidence from studies supporting the use of …

Purpose Identifying the evidence found in the international scientific literature, referring to
the concept of rehabilitation in the setting of oncologic palliative care. Methods Integrative …

Background People with advanced cancer often experience reduced functional capacity and
quality of life. Research evaluating the potential benefit of exercise programmes for limiting …

Background People with dementia are not routinely offered rehabilitation services despite
experiencing disability associated with the condition and accumulating evidence for …

Background: Palliative rehabilitation involves multi-professional processes and interventions
aimed at optimising patients' symptom self-management, independence and social …

Background. There is an emerging evidence base about the scope of occupational therapy
in palliative and end-of-life care, but little is known about this practice in Québec or barriers …

Background: Disability related to incurable cancer affects over a million Europeans each
year and people with cancer rank loss of function among the most common unmet …

Objective To investigate which assistive devices people with advanced cancer have and
whether they are in use. In addition, to explore the characteristics of people with advanced …

Ongoing participation in valued and essential everyday activities remains a priority for
people with advanced disease. This study sought to understand factors influencing patients …

World Health Organization (‎ WHO)‎ policy on universal health coverage states that both
rehabilitation and palliative care are essential components of quality health services and …