Objective To assess the effect of specialist palliative care on quality of life and additional
outcomes relevant to patients in those with advanced illness. Design Systematic review with …

Background Extensive evidence shows that well over 50% of people prefer to be cared for
and to die at home provided circumstances allow choice. Despite best efforts and policies …

Background Breathlessness is one of the most common symptoms experienced in the
advanced stages of malignant and non‐malignant disease. Benzodiazepines are widely …

Introduction. There are 1.7 million deaths from cancer in Europe each year and by 2020 the
World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that, globally, more than 15 million people will …

Palliative sedation (PS) is the use of medications to induce decreased or absent awareness
in order to relieve otherwise intractable suffering at the end of life. Although uncommon …

Support for family caregivers is a core function of palliative care. However, there is a lack of
consistency in the way needs are assessed, few longitudinal studies to examine the impact …

At present, there is no universally accepted cancer pain assessment tool for use in palliative
care (PC). The European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC), therefore, aims …

Research Design in Aging and Social Gerontology provides a review of methodological
approaches and data-collection methods commonly used with older adults in real-life …

PURPOSE: Patients with bone metastases may experience pain, fatigue, and decreased
mobility. Multiple medications for analgesia are often required, each with attendant side …

Background In late-stage palliative cancer care, relief of distress and optimized well-being
become primary treatment goals. Great strides have been made in improving and …