Background Telehealth is increasingly being used in home care and could be one measure
to support the needs of home-based patients receiving palliative care. However, no previous …

Background: In recognition of the ongoing discussion on euthanasia and physician-assisted
suicide, the Board of Directors of the European Association for Palliative Care …

Background The policy several countries is to provide people with a terminal illness the
choice of dying at home; this is supported by surveys that indicate that the general public …

Background One of the objectives of medicine is to relieve patients' suffering. As a
consequence, it is important to understand patients' perspectives of suffering and their ability …

Since the last comprehensive review on the development of national palliative care in Africa
was undertaken 12 years ago, in 2005, we did a scoping review of peer-reviewed, published …

COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Patients suffer from refractory
breathlessness, unrecognized anxiety and depression, and decreased quality of life …

Aim: Culture is becoming increasingly important in relation to end of life (EoL) care in a
context of globalization, migration and European integration. We explore and compare socio …

Background: The evolution of the provision of palliative care specialised services is
important for planning and evaluation. Aim: To examine the development between 2005 and …

Background Since most patients prefer out-of-hospital death, place of death can be
considered an indicator of end-of-life care quality. The study of trends in place of death is …

Background: Health-care costs are growing, with little population-based data about people's
priorities for end-of-life care, to guide service development and aid discussions. Aim: We …