Background Home-based models of hospice and palliative care are promoted with the
argument that most people prefer to die at home. We examined the heterogeneity in preferences …

Background Cancer end-of-life care (EoLC) policies assume people want to die at home. We
aimed to examine variations in preferences for place of death cross-nationally. Methods A …

Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom, which increases in
many diseases as they progress and is difficult to manage. We assessed the effectiveness of …

Background Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom in advanced stages of
malignant and non‐malignant diseases. Appropriate management requires both …

Background Despite being a core business of medicine, end of life care (EoLC) is neglected.
It is hampered by research that is difficult to conduct with no common standards. We aimed …

Background: Little is known about symptom burden and palliative care needs of breathless
patients with advanced cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …

Background Effective communication is increasingly recognised as a core clinical skill.
However, there is evidence that health and social care professionals still lack basic …

The aim of this study was to explore the experience of breathlessness in patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through patients' accounts of their interactions with …

Objective To identify major concerns of national and local importance in the provision,
commissioning, research, and use of generalist end of life care. Design A national consultation …

Background: Responses to bereavement may be influenced by characteristics such as age
or gender, but also by factors like culture and religion. Aim: A systematic review was …