Introduction Resilience based supervision (RBS) is underpinned by the principles of compassion-focused therapy (Gilbert, 2010), which maintains behaviours are motivated by three emotional systems: ...

Background The paucity of empirical research examining complementary medicine (CM) use in palliative care in France compared with other countries results in a gap in scientific knowledge. This study ...

Destitute and dying: interventions and models of palliative and end of life care for homeless adults – a systematic review ...

Correspondence to Dr Jason W Boland, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7RX, UK; Jason.Boland{at}hyms.ac.uk Objectives There is increased interest in cannabinoids for cancer pain ...

Objective This article aims to explore architectural-rich insights derived from users’ experiences within everyday practice in palliative environments and provides a practical framework for healthcare ...

Objectives Terminally ill patients may require sedation to relieve refractory suffering. The prevalence and modalities of this practice in palliative care services remain unclear. This study estimated ...

Objectives Depression is associated with unhealthy autonomic regulation. However, whether patients with breast cancer (BC) with different degrees of depression can be identified from linear and ...

Objectives To evaluate factors associated with high-dose opioid use in patients with advanced cancer and examine the effect of high-dose opioid use on patients’ survival. Methods This study ...

Background Often, family members and friends gather around a dying hospice patient to say goodbye in what is known as a death vigil. The purpose of this study is to explore the stories and experiences ...

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of oral (PO) and subcutaneous (SC) lacosamide for refractory symptoms in the palliative setting. Methods We conducted a retrospective chart review of ...

1 PhD candidate of nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran (the Islamic Republic of) Background Cystic fibrosis (CF) in children requires complex ...

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship between nurses’ spiritual well-being and their competence in providing spiritual care, and to identify influencing factors among Turkish ...