Hospice Care for all, for now, forever. Hospice UK National Conference, 26 – 28 November 2024 ...
Objective Digital health technologies are increasingly used across cancer care, yet evidence specific to community-based ...
Objective At the end of life, some patients with refractory suffering require deep continuous sedation. Based on the pharmacological properties, we hypothesised that sodium oxybate may offer ...
Objectives Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most prevalent and debilitating symptoms among women undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. This study analysed fatigue ...
Background Training in palliative care is essential to prepare healthcare professionals to provide compassionate care. Traditional methods often fail to equip students with necessary skills and ...
Objectives To evaluate the first year of a neurologist-led Advance Care Planning (ACP) consultation implemented within a tertiary hospital neurology department, and to assess its impact on end-of-life ...
HIDDEN2: a prospective longitudinal observational study of the prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cancer receiving palliative care upon admission to hospital ...
1 Walton Institute, South East Technological University (SETU), Waterford, Ireland 2 Department of Nursing and Health Care, South East Technological University (SETU), Waterford, Ireland Introduction ...
Purpose Financial toxicity is increasingly recognised as a significant consequence of cancer treatment yet little is known ...
Objectives Clinical guidelines, including the WHO analgesic ladder, advocate paracetamol in conjunction with strong opioids ...
Background Opioid-induced neurotoxicity (OIN) is a significant complication in palliative care, presenting with symptoms of hypersomnolence, hallucinations, cognitive dysfunction (including delirium), ...
Background Delirium and agitation are common and distressing in the last days of life. In specialist palliative care practice, descriptions such as ‘terminal agitation’ appear to be used more commonly ...