7 Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Background Patients with life-limiting conditions are often cared for at home by family, typically without adequate ...

Background The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the complication rates of enteral nutrition (EN) (oral or tube feeding (TF)) and parenteral nutrition (PN) in patients with ...

Objectives To examine whether use of a hand-held fan (‘fan’) improves breathlessness and increases physical activity. Methods A secondary exploratory analysis using pooled data from the fan arms of ...

Beyond the physical realm: exploring the relationship between spiritual well-being and spiritual care competence ...

Correspondence to Dr Kenro Hirata, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; kenro916{at}gmail.com ...

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 ...

5 Centre for Aging Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 6 Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Background Family caregivers of patients with ...

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 ...

Background Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and families facing challenges associated with life-threatening illness. In order to effectively deliver ...

7 MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Oslo, Norway Correspondence to Professor Olav Magnus Fredheim, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and ...

Correspondence to Dr Gary Rodin, Department of Supportive Care, 16–724, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2M9; ...

Correspondence to Dr Kelly O'Malley, New England GRECC, VA Boston Health Care System Jamaica Plain Campus, Boston, MA 02130, USA; kelly.omalley{at}va.gov Context Psychological symptoms are common ...