Objectives A key role of specialist palliative care occupational therapy is to enable patients to self-manage symptoms associated with a life-limiting illness. EMPOWER, a 4-week group programme, ...

Palliative sedation is a useful intervention to manage refractory symptoms at the end of life. Currently, there is limited research on approaches to managing symptoms refractory to standard sedation ...

Correspondence to Josie Dixon, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK; j.e.dixon{at}lse.ac.uk Objectives ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine Hospital, Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain 2 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain Correspondence ...

Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting creative writing workshops (CWW) for patients with cancer to promote improvement in mood. Method We piloted a prospective study to determine the ...

Background The purpose of the palliative care Virtual Ward is to provide safe care in the patient’s usual place of residence. The aim is to avoid admission into acute hospitals where appropriate or ...

Correspondence to Professor Takashi Yamaguchi, Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Hyogo, Japan; ...

Background Today, euthanasia has become the option for terminally ill persons, in order to die with dignity. Palliative care on the other hand seeks to re-assure people with terminal or chronic ...

Objectives There is increased global focus on advance care planning (ACP) with attention from policymakers, more education programmes, laws and public awareness campaigns. Methods We provide a summary ...

2 Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth Arnold, Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Frogston Road West, Edinburgh, EH10 7DR, UK; Liz.Arnold ...

Background Adults with intellectual disability (ID) experience inequality in access to healthcare that is considered to extend to end-of-life care. Their experiences of healthcare at the end of life ...

Objectives In severe heart disease, parenteral administration of loop diuretic is often needed. We present clinical outcomes from episodes of care using subcutaneous continuous subcutaneous infusion ...