Background Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative life-limiting disease. The international literature indicates that patients with advanced dementia can benefit from palliative care (PC) provided ...

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 ...