Background: Aromatherapy, massage and reflexology are widely used in palliative care.
Despite this, there are questions about their suitability for inclusion in clinical guidelines. The …

Background: Effectiveness evidence of complementary therapies in people with advanced
disease is uncertain, and yet people are still keen to engage in complementary therapy …

Patients receiving palliative and hospice care experience high levels of functional loss,
dependency on activities of daily living, and impairment in mobility. Physical disability affects …

Background: Interventions delivered in palliative care are complex and their evaluation
through qualitative and quantitative research can lead to contrasting results. In a systematic …

Background In 2007, a literature review was undertaken of palliative care research from
Sweden during the 1970s–2006, paving the way for a follow‐up study to explore the recent …

Background Female veterans experience higher rates of chronic pain, depression, and
anxiety than do male veterans. Gynecologic examinations and procedures can be stressful …

Integrative medicine (IM) use is widespread among individuals living with serious illness.
There is a natural alignment between the fields of IM and palliative care (PC) rooted in their …

Objectives: This study was conducted before an evidence review on Traditional and
Complementary Medicine (TCM) to update the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs):“Deciding …

Discovering and addressing existential loneliness (EL) among older people are challenges
for health care. Research demonstrates that older people in general (Broström, 2014; …

Pain is a significant problem in acute health care settings and has consistently been found to
be poorly managed. Furthermore, hospitalized patients are becoming more complex, and …