Objectives To investigate the characteristics and healthcare utilisation of high-cost patients
and to compare high-cost patients across payers and countries. Design Systematic review …

Background Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer
patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low-and …

Background: Few measures capture the complex symptoms and concerns of those receiving
palliative care. Aim: To validate the Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale, a measure …

Abstract Background The EAPC White Paper addresses the issue of spiritual care education
for all palliative care professionals. It is to guide health care professionals involved in …

Oncology has come a long way in addressing patients' quality of life, together with
developing surgical, radio-oncological and medical anticancer therapies. However, the …

Background: In 2009, the EAPC published recommendations on standards and norms for
palliative care in Europe, and a decade later, wished to update them to reflect contemporary …

Chordomas are rare, malignant bone tumors of the skull-base and axial skeleton. Until
recently, there was no consensus among experts regarding appropriate clinical …

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: Dementia is a life-limiting condition that affects 50 million people globally.
Existing definitions of end of life do not account for the uncertain trajectory of dementia …

Background There is growing recognition that a diverse range of healthcare professionals
need competence in palliative approaches to care. Effective communication is a core …