Purpose This review systematically synthesises the evidence on changes in mental health and wellbeing observed in palliative care patients following virtual reality (VR) interventions. Methods In July ...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the effects of psychosocial interventions in improving health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adult patients with incurable cancer. Methods A systematic search ...

Introduction Effective patient and family engagement is a cornerstone of quality care, increasingly this has included their involvement in the design or redesign of service delivery (Bombard et al., ...

Correspondence to Dr Alison Mary Kearney, Department of Palliative and Supportive Care, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, ...

Background Virtual reality (VR) technology as a therapeutic intervention has been gaining attention in healthcare settings in recent years. Studies suggest that using the technology can help alleviate ...

7 University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK Objectives People with multiple system atrophy (MSA) and their carers may have many concerns about their disease and the ...

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 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 ...

Introduction Fatigue and breathlessness are among the most distressing symptoms for palliative care patients and may be related to underlying anaemia. Red cell concentrate (RCC) transfusion is a ...

Objectives This paper (1) sought to compare sleep, mood and physical symptom profiles of men with prostate cancer (PCa) who experienced subjective and objective cancer-related cognitive impairment ...

Background In March 2020 the community focused day services at our hospice were stopped overnight as the UK went into national lockdown due to the pandemic. In April 2022 it was acknowledged, that ...

Correspondence to Dr Benjamin Thomas, Palliative Medicine, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, Wollongong, NSW 2505, Australia; benjamin.thomas{at}health.nsw.gov.au Phenobarbital is a ...