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 ...

Virtual reality interventions for mental health and well-being in palliative care: systematic review and narrative synthesis – outcomes, techniques, processes and mechanisms ...

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care holds an inclusive view of supportive and palliative care research and we are able to call on expertise to critique the whole range of methodologies within the subject ...

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 ...

To the Editor In March 2020 we published a rapid review of the use of video consultations in palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic.1 We suggested that although video consultation cannot fully ...

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 This study analysed the impact on palliative care outcomes of a new specialist palliative care service for patients severely affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS/MND), multiple ...

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 ...

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 ...

Objectives Specialist palliative care is not a standardised component of service delivery in nursing home care in Australia. Specialist palliative care services can increase rates of advance care ...