Objectives To determine the distribution of prostate cancer (PCa) patients between physical activity and kinesiophobia, ...

Objective To develop and validate a prognostic model to assess mortality risk at 24 months in patients with advanced chronic conditions. Methods Retrospective design based on a previous population ...

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 ...

Background End-of-life care practices in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are the focus of growing attention in Europe, due to rapidly increasing number of older persons living in LTCFs. The ...

Mortality in long-term care residents: retrospective national cohort study ...

Correspondence to Dr Richard James, Public Health, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS97TF, UK; richard.james14{at}nhs.net Introduction People who are homeless or vulnerably housed are ...

Objective Fan therapy is widely acknowledged as an essential component in the management of dyspnoea with numerous studies supporting its efficacy in alleviating dyspnoea among patients with chronic ...

Correspondence to Helen P A Driessen, Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3000 CA, The Netherlands; h.driessen{at}erasmusmc.nl ...

Several of the palliative medications given subcutaneously are alkaline, including dexamethasone, esomeprazole, parecoxib, sodium valproate and tranexamic acid (alkaline, despite its name). Because pH ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous clonidine for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of subcutaneous clonidine ...

Correspondence to Professor Chia-Chin Lin, School of Nursing, University of Hong Kong, HKG000 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR; cclin{at}hku.hk Background Continuing futile life-sustaining treatment prolongs ...