Background Traumatic and sudden loss can result in trauma symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks and avoidance. These symptoms can disrupt natural grief processes (Murray. J EMDR Pract Res. 2012, 6(4 ...

Objectives To summarise the current body of published evidence on the use of low-dose and/or adjuvant methadone in the palliative care setting. Methods The authors searched multiple databases (PubMED, ...

1 Palliative and End of Life Care Group in Cambridge (PELiCAM), Primary Care Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0SR, UK 2 Nottingham Centre for ...

Skeletal muscle index as a prognostic biomarker for survival in HER2-positive and triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study ...

Background Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy (PCC) is a procedure offered by specialist centres in the UK for management of unilateral, refractory, cancer pain. The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer ...

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 ...

Background Palliative sedation therapy (PST) is used to treat refractory symptoms at the end of life. Phenobarbital is infrequently used as a third-line agent following unsuccessful symptom control ...

Purpose Competence-based education in health and social care has been promoted through the Tuning Process in Europe. This papers reports on the process of developing a Palliative Care Competence ...

Dignity therapy in cancer palliative care: meaning and resignification of life—a qualitative study (1 July, 2025) ...

Background Malignancy is the underlying cause in approximately 10% of all cases of ascites. About 15–50% of patients with malignancy will develop ascites. Cancers commonly associated with the ...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate factors affecting nutrition and weight loss in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and investigate the effect of nurse-led ...

Objectives Death occurs within the emergency department (ED) sadly not infrequently. There is limited evidence exploring the demographics of these patients and the experience they have in the ED when ...