For an estimated 11% of Americans over age 65 who have dementia and the over 11 million unpaid caregivers supporting them, ...

Patients who received narrative-based palliative care also reported better quality of life, improved sleep quality, and greater acceptance of death compared with patients receiving routine care. These ...

Patients in their final weeks or months of life can turn to hospice care to manage their transition. But until then, patients have another option to help them live with serious illnesses. KERA’s Sam ...

A routine blood test can predict how long cancer patients in palliative care will survive, researchers report at the ESMO Asia 2016 Congress in Singapore. "Cancer patients in palliative care want ...

Deciding when to stop seeking curative measures and transition to palliative or hospice care is a deeply personal and often challenging decision. Understanding the differences between these types of ...

Effects of nursing intervention based on gratitude extension-construction theory on gratitude level, recurrence fear and post-traumatic growth of patients with breast cancer after surgery. A ...

Medical University of South Carolina researchers report in Palliative and Supportive Care that early virtual palliative care for people living with dementia, as well as for their caregivers, is both ...

A paper published in Neurology: Clinical Practice is pressing neurologists to treat spiritual distress as a routine part of ...

Early integration of palliative care and oncology (EIPCO): A low-maintenance, easy-to-implement program to address palliative care shortages in oncology. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2024 ...

A new poll reveals large gaps in older adults' knowledge about two types of care that could help them or their loved ones cope with a major illness or the end of life: palliative care and hospice.

Hawaii Care Choices has expanded of its Kupu Palliative Care Program into North Hawaii, “increasing access to compassionate, ...