Background Family caregivers of patients with chronic kidney failure have increased burden,
as reflected by their high frequency of physical and mental disturbances. The impact of …

Complementary therapies are increasingly used in palliative care as an adjunct to the
standard management of symptoms to achieve an overall well-being for patients with …

Purpose We determined commonly experienced symptoms reported by adult patients with
cancer admitted to urban, ethnically diverse hospice settings and identified symptom …

Background In end-stage cancer, bleeding may markedly influence the patient's quality of
life, and radiotherapy plays an important role in the control of the bleeding. In particular …

Introduction: The factors that have an impact on the stay and discharge of geriatric patients
who were admitted to palliative care center (PCC) were investigated. Materials and Method …

ABSTRACT The World Health Organization and the leading hospice organizations have
emphasized the inclusion of family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer into end-of-life …

Background: If the length of survival in hospice is too short, terminally ill cancer patients are
unable to receive sufficient end-of-life care. However, many patients in hospices die within a …

Multiple sclerosis is a progressive disease of the central nervous system with unknown
aetiology. It most frequently affects young adults and inevitably leads to disability. Despite …

Nearly half of American internists in a large nationwide survey said they do not volunteer
survival prognoses. Rather, they make such predictions—and quite reluctantly—only if …

Palliative Care consultation has been shown to improve quality of life; improve patient and
family satisfaction with care; improve symptom management; decrease cost of care; and …