Purpose Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and home blood pressure ...

Current lethal combinations and doses of drugs used in physician-assisted dying/suicide are untested, unlicensed and unregulated, with little pharmacological understanding of efficacy and safety at ...

Results 35 articles involving the use of educational interventions for patients with cancer pain were analysed in this study. Most protocols involved sessions implementing audiovisual aids, which the ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of subcutaneously (SC) administered tranexamic acid. Methods A retrospective chart review of the use of SC tranexamic acid in a single palliative care ...

Results Seven randomised controlled trials that included 645 patients were identified. Five reported on duloxetine for treatment of CIPN, and two for prevention of CIPN. Two studies had some concern ...

Objectives Improved understanding of the stability and consistency of symptom clusters across time, symptom dimensions and cancer diagnoses will lead to refinements in symptom assessments and ...

Background The use of virtual reality (VR) is increasing in palliative care. However, despite increasing interest in VR, there is little evidence of how this technology can be implemented into ...

Method A hospice in South-East England explored options to have visually pleasing, easily accessible outcome reports, available for hospice staff and service users. The hospice’s Outcome Champion ...

Objective This study aims to investigate the safety and feasibility of early oral feeding in patients with gastric cancer after gastrectomy. Methods A total of 135 patients with gastric cancer who ...

Background Frailty is a state of vulnerability that can lower physical and mental ability and increase the risk of disability, hospitalisation, and admission to residential care (Clegg, Young, Iliffe, ...

Objectives Facial airflow from a hand-held fan (fan) hastens recovery from exertional breathlessness. We aimed to determine the effect of different airflow speeds on recovery from exertional ...

Background Our St Columba’s Hospice Care Compassionate Neighbours volunteers (CNs) support people with a life-limiting condition who are lonely and socially isolated, bringing companionship, joy, and ...