Background Improving palliative care (PC) is demanding due to the increase in people with PC needs over the next few years. An early identification of PC needs is fundamental in the care approach: it ...

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 ...

Dying patients can have distressing symptoms, and medications exist to control them. Dying needs to be actively managed—there is no such thing as ‘nothing more can be done’. Yet, recognising dying is ...

Background Pain is one of the most frequently encountered symptoms in palliative care patients, and poorly controlled pain is debilitating. Two-thirds of terminally ill cancer patients report moderate ...

Objectives To evaluate the presence of aberrant behaviour in a consecutive sample of patients with advanced cancer treated with opioids in a country like Italy, with its peculiar attitudes towards the ...

Chronic breathlessness is a disabling and distressing condition for which there is a growing evidence base for a range of interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions are the mainstay of ...

Methods This was a prospective open study on all patients admitted at the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence (TDPCR) during a period of 1 year. PPI and PPS scores were assessed at admission (Day ...