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 ...
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 ...
Introduction Primary care has a central role in palliative and end of life care: 45.6% of deaths in England and Wales occur under the care of primary care teams at home or in care homes. The Community ...
Beyond the physical realm: exploring the relationship between spiritual well-being and spiritual care competence ...
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 ...
Correspondence to Dr Fei-Yuan Hsiao, Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; fyshsiao{at}ntu.edu.tw Objective To investigate symptom-relief and comorbid ...
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 ...
The patient-generated subjective global assessment is a promising screening tool for cancer cachexia
Correspondence to Professor Hanping Shi, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Clinical Nutrition, Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Beijing 100038, China; shihp{at}vip ...
Background Advance care planning (ACP) is a communication process about a person’s values, life goals and preferences for current and future treatment and care. It can improve end-of-life care ...
Objectives Nutrition impact symptoms (NIS) are associated with weight loss (WL), and decreased energy intake in cross-sectional studies. We aimed to ascertain associations between changes in NIS ...
6 Department Infrastructure Research and Statistics Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy Background Early palliative care together with standard haematological care for advanced ...
Background 37.5% of deaths in our area occur in hospital. There are known high unmet needs of adult patients dying in hospital, this unmet need can be reduced by using an individualised care plan and ...
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