Background Agitation is a common symptom at the end of life; without prompt assessment and management it can cause significant distress to patients and relatives. Clinical practice in the ...
4 Centre for Population Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Professor Scott A Murray, Primary Palliative Care Research Group, Centre for Population Health ...
Objective Terminal haemorrhage is a rare and distressing emergency in palliative oncology. We present an algorithm for the management of terminal haemorrhage in patients likely to receive end-of-life ...
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 ...
Objectives Assisted dying has been legally available in Oregon in the USA for 25 years, since when official reports have been published each year detailing the number of people who have used this ...
Background As part of a collaborative project, two hospices agreed to audit medical on-call activity for 12 weeks. Previous on-call audits had required doctors to record activity on a spreadsheet or ...
Objective To explore how bereaved family members recall managing end of life medications when delivering care to a patient dying at home in England. Design Qualitative study. Setting Domestic homes in ...
Background Terminal agitation is a common symptom at the end of life. An audit of patients with terminal agitation in our inpatient unit (IPU) showed no patients with terminal agitation were assessed ...
Correspondence to Professor Irene J Higginson, King's College London, Cicely Saunders Institute, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, Bessemer Road, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9PJ, ...
Objectives Suffering is common among patients with advanced cancer. The practice of mindfulness during patient care can potentially reduce suffering. We aimed to examine the efficacy of ...
Background Traumatic and sudden loss can result in trauma symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks and avoidance. These symptoms can disrupt natural grief processes (Murray. J EMDR Pract Res. 2012, 6(4 ...
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of advance care planning (ACP) in caregivers of patients with advanced illness in Singapore. Methods Family ...
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