Abstract Background: The Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) has been widely used for
survival prediction among patients with cancer; however, few studies have reviewed PPS …

Background While a palliative approach is generally perceived to be an integral part of the
intensive care unit (ICU), the provision of palliative care in this setting is challenging. This …

Background Despite increased attention and knowledge in palliative care, there is still
confusion concerning how to interpret the concept of palliative care and implement it in …

Background A compassionate community approach to palliative care provides important
rationale for building community-based hospice volunteer capacity. In this project, we piloted …

Background Despite complex illness trajectories and a high symptom burden, palliative care
has been sub-optimal for patients with end-stage kidney disease and hemodialysis …

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted ongoing challenges to optimal
supportive end-of-life care for adults living in long-term care (LTC) facilities. A supportive …

All too often, palliative care services are not responsive to the needs of those who are
doubly vulnerable, being that they are both in need of palliative care services and …

In the midst of COVID-19, radical change in the work environment further exacerbated the
detrimental effects of critical illness in the intensive care unit (ICU). This may be heightened …

ObjectivePeople with severe persistent mental illness (SPMI) experience a greater burden
and severity of chronic disease, late diagnosis, and premature death compared with the …

Background Few services are available to support rural older adults living at home with
advancing chronic illness. The objective of this project was to pilot a nurse-led navigation …