Correspondence to Dr Nicola White, Division of Psychiatry, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Departent, University College London, London W1T7NF, UK; n.g.white{at}ucl.ac.uk Objectives To determine ...

Correspondence to Dr Kathy Eagar, Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia; keagar{at}uow.edu.au Objectives To explore differences in ...

Correspondence to Professor Moshe Y Flugelman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; myf{at}technion.ac.il Informing families about the ...

Objectives Malnutrition is associated with poor quality of life and survival outcomes for patients with cancer, but is challenging to prevent or treat in pancreatic cancer due to the multifactorial ...

Objectives The complex care needs and high mortality of critically ill patients in intensive care unit (ICU) warrants a team approach. While studies have affirmed the integral role of palliative care ...

Correspondence to Dr Qian Lu, Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China; luqian{at}bjmu.edu.cn; Dr Yan Sun, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China; ...

Background Children with life-limiting conditions often have complex needs, making it challenging for services to provide satisfactory care. Few studies consider whether services actually meet ...

Correspondence to Dr Jason W Boland, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK; Jason.Boland{at}hyms.ac.uk Objectives There is increased interest in cannabinoids for cancer pain ...

Physical activity and prognosis and factors associated with low physical activity in patients with advanced or recurrent lung cancer: a retrospective, observational study ...

Background Communication about the end of life is especially important in the family context, as patients and their families are considered as the care unit in palliative care. Open end-of-life ...

Objectives Parents have unique experience of caring for their child with a life-limiting illness and significant insight into the experience of advance care planning. However, little is known about ...

Objectives Palliative patients generally prefer to be cared for and die at home. Overly aggressive treatments place additional strain on already burdened patients and healthcare services, contributing ...