2 Department of Applied Linguistics and English Language, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Objective To compare the frequencies with which patients with cancer and health professionals use ...

Objectives The meaning that patients and carers attribute to their experience of palliative care is fundamental to the provision, practice and evaluation of optimal care. This analysis aims to ...

Objectives There is limited evidence of the impact of advance care planning (ACP) on outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study on deaths of all patients known to a hospice in a 2.5-year ...

Objective Given preliminary evidence for positive health outcomes related to contact with nature for cancer populations, research is warranted to ascertain possible strategies for incorporating nature ...

Introduction Frail older people are known to have low rates of advance care planning (ACP). Many frail patients prefer less aggressive treatment, but these preferences are often not known or respected ...

Access to palliative care services within patient-sharing networks for patients with breast, colorectal and non-small cell lung cancers ...

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 ...

1 School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK 2 School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Background Public attitudes ...

Background Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program (SICP), inclusive of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG), has been adapted for use in a variety of settings and among diverse population ...

A legal obligation to commission palliative care was established in England in 2022; however, commissioners may struggle with what needs to be provided, how this should be funded, how effective ...

Background Hospital is the most common place of death with 43.4% of all deaths in 2022 (Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Palliative and end of life care profile December 2023 update: ...

Background Guidelines published in 2018, from the National Heart Foundation and the Cardiac society of Australia and New Zealand, recommend early palliative care referral for patients with advanced ...