This critical review interrogates what we know about how poverty and deprivation impact
people at the end of life and what more we need to uncover. While we know that people in …

Opinion statement Evidence from randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses has
shown that early integration of specialized palliative care improves symptoms and quality of …

Informal care is a key pillar of long-term care provision across Europe and will likely play an
even greater role in the future. Thus, research that enhances our understanding of …

Background Most people living with a terminal illness and approaching death will need the
assistance of a non-professional carer such as a family member, friend, or neighbour to …

The demands and costs of health care resulting from increasingly ageing populations have
become a major public health issue in the United Kingdom and other industrially developed …

Informal caregivers include family, friends, and significant others who provide important
support for people who have attempted suicide or experienced suicidal ideation. Despite the …

Background Cost-of-illness studies in palliative care are of growing interest in health
economics. There is no standard methodology to capture direct and non-direct healthcare …

Despite growing public interest in death, support for end-of-life care and bereavement
remains inadequate. We urgently need a community centred, public health approach to the …

Home has become established as the preferred place of death within health policy and
practice in the UK and internationally. However, growing awareness of the structured …

Background Many informal caregivers experience significant caregiving burden and report
worsening health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Caregiver HRQoL may vary by disease …