Tag: Palliative care

A multicentre qualitative study of 24 paediatric oncology nurses in India shows how palliative care is embedded in routine practice, ...

A qualitative study of eighteen palliative care nurses reveals cautious optimism about AI for workload relief and symptom assessment, alongside ...

A Dutch mixed-methods evaluation of eight hospital teams shows that two training sessions based on the 4C contextual care model ...

A retrospective study of 349 hospitalized cancer patients found that higher baseline pain intensity and lower opioid doses independently predicted ...

A cross-sectional study of 82 palliative cancer patients in southern Chile finds that xerostomia and other oral conditions are highly ...

A pilot randomized trial found that internal medicine residents who practiced code status discussions with an AI chatbot scored higher ...

A phase 2 trial found that ultra-low-dose radiation therapy delivered in one or two sessions relieved painful bone lesions in ...

A new correspondence in Supportive Care in Cancer argues that sleep disturbance in palliative care patients deserves sharper clinical attention, ...

A nationwide survey of 4,120 older adults in China finds that family communication, household structure, and community ties are associated ...

For men with advanced prostate cancer approaching the end of life, a routine decision about whether to continue blood thinners ...

A structured seven-week education program at Peking University Cancer Hospital significantly improved oncology nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward end-of-life ...

A retrospective study found that a dedicated best supportive care clinic achieved high appointment uptake and generated 29 CNS-led interventions ...

A Belgian qualitative interview study of thirty patients, physicians, and physical therapists reveals that misaligned knowledge, expectations, and communication across ...

A cross-sectional study of 213 women with gynecologic cancer reveals substantial unmet spiritual needs and identifies unemployment and active chemotherapy ...

A new methodological review argues that inflated placebo responses in supportive oncology symptom trials stem from identifiable, design-sensitive mechanisms that ...

A retrospective cohort study of 367 emergency department visits by 53 technology-dependent children found that over a third of visits ...

A new response letter in Supportive Care in Cancer continues a scholarly debate over a meta-analysis of side effects from ...

A retrospective Italian study finds that intensive antibiotic treatment of pneumonia in a frail advanced-cancer population led to clinical resolution ...

A survey of 207 oncology patients in rural Limpopo Province reveals near-universal pain, fear of death and financial hardship, prompting ...

A qualitative study of nine palliative care patients in Turkey finds that family bonds, spirituality, hope, meaningful daily routines, supportive ...