Background Indigenous peoples in developed countries have reduced life expectancies,
particularly from chronic diseases. The lack of access to and take up of palliative care …

Background: Palliative care, a division of health care that provides treatment to patients
facing terminal or incurable illness, prioritizes maintaining quality of life for the patients it …

Objectives To examine access to palliative care between different disease trajectories and
compare to other geographic areas. Design A retrospective population-based decedent …

Background Physicians experience high rates of burnout, which may negatively impact
patient care. Palliative care is an emotionally demanding specialty with high burnout rates …

Abstract Background According to the World Health Organization, palliative care is one of
the main components of healthcare. As the incidence of cancer is increasing in the world …

Despite high-level evidence demonstrating the benefits of integrating palliative care early in
the trajectory of advanced cancer, there remains a stigma surrounding this important …

A global report found that the quality of dying in Hong Kong lagged behind that of other high-
income economies. This study aims to examine the service gaps by conducting a qualitative …

Background Implementation of routinely collected patient-reported outcome measures
(PROMs) ensures patients' priorities are at the forefront of care planning and helps to …

Abstract Background General Practitioners (GPs) often play an important role in caring for
people at the end of life. While some international studies suggest that GPs experience a …

Background Patients with cancer commonly experience pain and suffering at the end of life
days. Community-based palliative care can improve the quality of life of terminally-ill cancer …