To avoid discomfort, health care professionals may hesitate to pursue conversations about
end of life with patients. Certain tools have the potential to facilitate smoother conversations …

Objective To evaluate which factors are the most strongly related to self-perceived health
among older men and describe the shape of the association between the related factors and …

Simple Summary Previous studies have shown an association between low 25-
hydroxyvitamin D levels and fatigue in cancer patients. In the recently published …

In the randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial 'Palliative-D', vitamin D treatment of
4000 IE/day for 12 weeks reduced opioid use and fatigue in vitamin-D-deficient cancer …

Background and aim: Quality improvement is continuously ongoing at different levels in our
healthcare system. In Sweden, as in other countries, guidelines are important for quality …

Background. Breathlessness is defined as the subjective experience of breathing discomfort
and is a prevalent condition in the general population. The symptom compose different …

Background: The Abbey Pain Scale (APS) is an observational pain assessment instrument
that was created for use among patients with dementia. It is sometimes used in Sweden to …

Clinical trials in palliative care are challenging to design and conduct. Burden on patients
should be minimized, while gatekee** by professionals and next-of kin needs to be …

Bakgrund: Palliativ vård syftar till att främja livskvalitén för patienter och närstående som
lever med en obotlig sjukdom. Den bygger på ett förhållningssätt där människan ses som en …

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) definition of palliative care stresses the
importance of early identification and assessment of physical symptoms in the palliative …