Introduction Conversation guides may support healthcare professionals to engage effectively in difficult communication. Differently from previous conversation guides that provide a talking map with ...
Gynaecologic oncology referrals to specialist palliative care in a tertiary referral centre: population, characteristics and outcomes ...
Background Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women worldwide. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to cover the existing research gap and contribute to existing ...
Introduction Individuals with chronic physical illness are at increased risk of negative psychological sequelae. Immersive virtual reality (VR) is an emerging treatment that might reduce these ...
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 ...
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 ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has made unprecedented global demands on healthcare in general and especially the intensive care unit (ICU). the virus is spreading out of control. To this day, there is no clear ...
Correspondence to Helen P A Driessen, Department of Psychiatry, Section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3000 CA, The Netherlands; h.driessen{at}erasmusmc.nl ...
Correspondence to Dr David Joyce, Academic Department of Palliative Medicine, Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Dublin 6, Ireland; david.joyce{at}ucd.ie If you ...
Correspondence to Dr Maureen E Lyon, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA; mlyon{at}childrensnational.org Objective To develop and pilot ...
Background and objectives There is limited evidence concerning the predictive value of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) on the presence of frailty in the context of cirrhosis. We aimed to ...