I invite you to read Issue 1 Volume 18, 2024 of “Palliative Medicine in Practice”, which
contains three original articles, and three reviews. This Issue opens with the first original …

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in India, and the number of survivors
has increased over the last few years. Pain is one of the most common symptoms during …

I invite you to read Issue 4 Volume 16, 2022 of “Palliative Medicine in Practice”, which
contains four original articles, two reviews, and a report from the first Conference in Zielona …

After COVID-19 crisis in Italy, serious restrictions have been introduced for relatives, with
limitations or prohibitions on hospital visits. To partially overcome these issues “WhatsApp” …

Background: Global mortality rates from dementia continue to rise. Evidence suggests that
there is limited provision of palliative care for people with dementia and this is a cause of …

Introduction The differentiation between acute and chronic pain can be insufficient for
appropriate pain management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic remains a huge health crisis impacting millions of
people globally. Vulnerable groups at higher risk of developing complications, morbidity and …

In the coronavirus infectious disease (COVID‑19) pandemic, palliative care is a great
challenge for the elderly and terminally ill patients in hospital settings. As we all are aware …

Materials and Methods: An observational study was conducted in the pain and palliative
care unit at a tertiary care hospital, India. The data were collected from March 23, 2020, to …

Objective: The Self-administered Leeds Assessment of Neuropathic Symptoms and Signs (S-
LANSS) is a 7-item self-report scale developed to identify pain which is of predominantly …