spcare.bmj9h
Children’s unmet palliative care needs: a scoping review of parents’ perspectives
Background Children with life-limiting conditions often have complex needs, making it challenging for services to provide satisfactory care. Few studies consider whether services actually meet ...
spcare.bmj3d
Nutrition impact symptoms and weight loss in head and neck cancer during radiotherapy: a longitudinal study
Correspondence to Dr Qian Lu, Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing 100191, China; luqian{at}bjmu.edu.cn; Dr Yan Sun, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing 100142, China; ...
spcare.bmj13d
Oregon Death with Dignity Act access: 25 year analysis
Objectives Assisted dying has been legally available in Oregon in the USA for 25 years, since when official reports have been published each year detailing the number of people who have used this ...
spcare.bmj11d
Palliative care inpatients in Switzerland (2012–2021): characteristics, in-hospital mortality and avoidable admissions
Objectives Palliative patients generally prefer to be cared for and die at home. Overly aggressive treatments place additional strain on already burdened patients and healthcare services, contributing ...
spcare.bmj6d
What is a good death? A critical discourse policy analysis
Objective The concept of a good death is a motivating factor for end of life care policy; this article examines what English end-of-life care (EOLC) policy defines as a good death. Methods Critical ...
spcare.bmj9d
Advance care plan barriers in older patients with end-stage renal disease: a qualitative nephrologist interview study
Objectives Older patients with end-stage renal disease are willing participants in advance care planning but just over 10% are engaged in this process. Nephrologists fear such conversations may upset ...
spcare.bmj9d
Hospital deaths dashboard: care indicators
Correspondence to Dr Ollie Minton, Palliative Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton BN2 5BE, Brighton and Hove, UK; ollie.minton{at}nhs.net Objectives We wanted to ...
spcare.bmj8d
What questionnaires exist to measure the perceived competence of generalists in palliative care provision? A critical literature review
Background The increase in the numbers of patients requiring palliative care input prior to death, and a global economic situation where few countries are able to invest further in specialist ...
spcare.bmj9d
State of the science: the doll is dead: simulation in palliative care education
Correspondence to Mark Taubert, Honorary Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Velindre University NHS Trust and Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, Caerdydd CF14 2TL, UK; ...
spcare.bmj11d
Children and adolescent solid tumours and high-intensity end-of-life care: what can be done to reduce acute care admissions?
Despite improvements in survival, cancer remains the leading cause of non-accidental death in children and adolescents, who risk receiving high-intensity end-of-life (HI-EOL) care. Objective To ...
spcare.bmj10d
Early integration of basic palliative care in cancer: scoping review of cross-sectorial models – components, facilitators, barriers
Background Shared care between oncology specialists and general practice regarding the delivery of palliative care (PC) is necessary to meet the demands for a cohesive PC. The primary objective of ...
spcare.bmj11d
Palliative care outpatients and improved documentation—what matters most? Quality improvement project
Objective Patients needs should be regularly assessed. We aimed to improve assessment and documentation of needs from baseline 25% in June 2022 to 75% in December 2022. Methods The A3, a structured ...