Background Patients with motor neurone disease (MND) who are dependent on assisted ventilation may request that their ventilation is stopped if the benefits no longer outweigh the burdens. Many ...

Correspondence to Dr Camilla Zimmermann, Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; camilla.zimmermann{at}uhn.ca Objective WHO ...

2 INESC TEC - Institute of Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal Background Engaging in advance care planning can be emotionally challenging, but gamification and ...

Objective More than 90% of people spend time in hospital in the last year of life and, in many developed countries, hospitals are the setting in which most people will die. Previous research indicates ...

Objectives Hospice care in the Netherlands is provided in three different types of hospice facilities: volunteer-driven hospices (VDH), stand-alone hospices (SAHs) and hospice unit nursing homes (HU).

Background Individuals have different values and priorities that can have an important impact on their medical management. Understanding this concept can help physicians provide medical care that is ...

Objectives Patient involvement in palliative care research is a desirable if challenging goal. Photovoice is an action research method in which affected communities gather photographs to document and ...

1 Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (MCPCIL), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK 2 Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK Correspondence to Dr ...

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 ...

Background and objectives Meaning in life (MIL) represent a key topic in palliative care. The aims of this study were to explore (1) the differences in perceived MIL and in the meaning-relevant life ...

Introduction Patients with ventilator-dependent motor neuron disease (MND) may request withdrawal of their assisted ventilation. Facilitating this process as a healthcare professional (HCP) can be ...

Background Ambulatory palliative care clinics are associated with improved outcomes in cancer patients, including short-term quality of life. However, their impact on individual patient-reported ...