Outcome measurement and feedback are key to quality improvement in healthcare. Goal
attainment scaling (GAS) is a tool that could be used to measure outcomes of mental health …

Objectives To evaluate how the codesigned training programme,'No conversation too tough',
can help cancer, palliative and wider healthcare professionals support patients to …

Background International studies have documented that over a third of all hospital beds are
occupied by patients with palliative care needs in their last year of life. Experiences of …

A range of professional figures are needed to preserve the quality of life of people with
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This study aimed to explore the beginning of the care process …

Introduction General practitioners (GP) are key in the delivery of primary palliative care in the
community, so appropriate knowledge and skills are needed. Previous research has …

Objectives: We, the Department of Community Medicine, have been training healthcare
providers for palliative care in the hospital and community setting. There were many …

Background and aim of the work: Expressive Writing (EW) is a useful tool for taking care of
the person globally, and literature shows that self-care and self-awareness improve the …

Background The benefit of integrating early palliative care (PC) into routine oncology
practice has become well established over the last decade. With a growing interest in …

Objective To synthesise evidence from qualitative studies on the experiences of healthcare
personnel (HCP) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) caring for dying neonates …

Caring for a family member with cancer is often associated with significant cognitive,
emotional, and physical demands. Although considerable research has explored informal …