Full integration of oncology and palliative care relies on the specific knowledge and skills of
two modes of care: the tumour-directed approach, the main focus of which is on treating the …

Context End-of-life care for people with dementia can be poor, involving emergency hospital
admissions, burdensome treatments of uncertain value, and undertreatment of pain and …

Should medical research be focused on increasing the quantity or quality of life? For a
variety of reasons, past research has focused more on quantity of life, but the resultant life …

Background Achieving choice is proposed as a quality marker. But little is known about what
influences preferences especially among older adults. We aimed to determine and compare …

A team from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) was commissioned by Marie Curie to explore the …

Background Family caregivers are crucial in end-of-life care. However, family caregiving
may involve a significant burden with various negative health consequences. Although …

Background: Despite evidence for early integration of palliative care for people with
advanced cancer and their families, patterns of late engagement continue. Prior research …

Importance People who immigrate face unique health literacy, communication, and system
navigation challenges, and they may have diverse preferences that influence end-of-life …

Introduction The objective was to assess quality of life (QoL) in lung cancer survivors,
compare it to the general population, and identify factors associated with global QoL …

Background: A wide range of organisational models of palliative care exist. However,
decision makers need more information about which models are likely to be most effective in …