Background In recent years, there has been an increased demand for non-pharmacological, complementary therapies and psychosocial provisions in hospices, aimed at creating spaces for communication and ...

Objective Accurate forecasting the life expectancy of patients with cancer is adamantly needed for adequate decision-making in the Palliative Care Services (PCS) context. Nonetheless, physician ...

4 Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore 5 Programme for Health Services & Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Objective In Asian cultures, the belief ...

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

Objective Cachexia and nutritional problems play a major role in palliative care. Artificial nutrition such as parenteral nutrition is common but its role and indications in terminal patients remain ...

Objectives Knowledge gaps in defining, diagnosing, educating health practitioners and treatment options hinder breakthrough cancer pain (BtCP) management. A systematic review revealed a lack of ...

Background Palliative care is gaining global attention and is endorsed in high level policy commitments,but progress towards universal palliative care coverage is constrained in many countries. The ...

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 ...

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Astragalus root extract on nurses suffering from post-COVID-19 chronic fatigue syndrome. Materials and methods The study was designed as a ...

Introduction Patients with ventilator-dependent motor neuron disease (MND) may request withdrawal of their assisted ventilation. Facilitating this process as a healthcare professional (HCP) can be ...

Purple urine bag syndrome is an uncommon condition that occurs in patients with long-standing indwelling urinary catheters, due to urinary tract infection (UTI) by bacteria producing sulfatase or ...

Objectives The study aimed to determine and validate cut-off points for selected inflammatory markers to predict 30-day, 60-day and 90-day survival in patients with incurable cancer exclusively ...