Background Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 10–20% of the UK population died in the intensive care unit (ICU). 1 Approximately 70% of these deaths occur after decisions to withhold or ...

Objectives To examine whether use of a hand-held fan (‘fan’) improves breathlessness and increases physical activity. Methods A secondary exploratory analysis using pooled data from the fan arms of ...

Correspondence to Dr Kenro Hirata, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; kenro916{at}gmail.com ...

This abstract outlines the innovative way the North London Hospice sought to improve the effectiveness of all of its leadership and management practice using values as a bedrock. From 2011 – 2013, the ...

Beyond the physical realm: exploring the relationship between spiritual well-being and spiritual care competence ...

Background To ensure patients and families receive appropriate end-of-life care pathways and guidelines aim to inform clinical decision making. Ensuring appropriate outcomes through the use of these ...

Background Controlled drugs (CDs) are used extensively in end of life care and need to be administered in a timely way. Two staff nurses to check and administer CDs has implications on time, autonomy ...

5 Centre for Aging Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 6 Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Background Family caregivers of patients with ...

2 Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK Correspondence to Jill F Pattenden, Health Sciences, University of York, Seebohm Rowntree Building, Area 4, Alcuin College, Heslington, York ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background and objectives There is limited evidence concerning the predictive value of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) on the presence of frailty in the context of cirrhosis. We aimed to ...