Although numerous studies have been conducted previously on the needs of cancer
patients at the end of their life, there is a lack of studies focused on older patients with non …

Intensive care unit (ICU) admissions are often accompanied by many physical and
existential pressure points that can be extraordinarily wearing on patients and their families …

Context Although several interventions aimed to promote end-of-life conversations are
available, it is unclear whether and how these affect delivery of end-of-life conversations …

Background Effective medication management is crucial for ensuring timely pain and
symptom control at the end of life. Dying in pain is a major concern for patients, yet some find …

Background: Patients have reported a broad range of unmet needs in their receipt of clinical
care at the end of life. Therefore, enhancing the quality of end-of-life care through patient …

Point-of-care diagnosis has become the need of the hour and along with its guided
interventions, ultrasound could be utilised bedside in a palliative care patient. Point-of-care …

Background Palliative care needs in older persons can endanger their dignity. To provide
dignity-conserving care to older persons, the Swedish Dignity Care Intervention (DCI-SWE) …

Background The HeartFull Collaborative is a regionally organized model of care which
involves specialist palliative care and cardiology health care providers (HCPs) in a …

Introduction Most cancers occur in older individuals, who are more vulnerable due to
functional impairment, multiple comorbidities, cognitive impairment, and lack of socio …

The grief, loss and bereavement needs of the families of those living and dying in residential
aged care setting is not very well understood. This systematic review examines grief, loss …