Background The use of virtual reality (VR) is increasing in palliative care. However, despite increasing interest in VR, there is little evidence of how this technology can be implemented into ...

Background Today, euthanasia has become the option for terminally ill persons, in order to die with dignity. Palliative care on the other hand seeks to re-assure people with terminal or chronic ...

2 Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to Dr Elizabeth Arnold, Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Frogston Road West, Edinburgh, EH10 7DR, UK; Liz.Arnold ...

Correspondence to Josie Dixon, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, UK; j.e.dixon{at}lse.ac.uk Objectives ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine Hospital, Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain 2 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain Correspondence ...

Background The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) defines research governance as ‘the broad range of regulations, principles and standards of good practice that ensure high ...

Background The purpose of the palliative care Virtual Ward is to provide safe care in the patient’s usual place of residence. The aim is to avoid admission into acute hospitals where appropriate or ...

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Correspondence to Professor Takashi Yamaguchi, Department of Palliative Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Hyogo, Japan; ...

Objective To determine the feasibility of conducting creative writing workshops (CWW) for patients with cancer to promote improvement in mood. Method We piloted a prospective study to determine the ...

Correspondence to Dr Jacob J Strand, Divison of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Center for Palliative Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; strand.jacob{at}mayo.edu The ...