Prevalence, severity, and predictors of insomnia in advanced colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer is increasing, particularly among those under 50. Dr Aaron Wong and colleagues describe their study of 18,302 advanced colorectal cancer patients in... Read more... 6/10/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Specialist Palliative Care Tags: pallliative care | advanced colorectal cancer | insomnia Views: 1406
Postmortem care in adult critical care: It’s all about respect, death rituals and... Providing end of life care can be rewarding, yet particularly challenging for nurses in intensive care as the momentum of their care is about saving lives. Professor Melissa... Read more... 29/09/2023 | Blog | Older Australia | Patients and Carers | Nurses Tags: End-of-Life Care | Nurses | Death rituals | Postmortem Care Views: 2197
My life choices: A study of Chinese-speaking older Australians and their attitudes and... Many individuals in the Chinese-speaking community come from countries or regions where death is considered a taboo topic, making it challenging to initiate discussions about... Read more... 27/09/2023 | Blog | Community | Older Australia | Diverse Communities | Patients and Carers | Aged Care in home Tags: Advance care planning | End of life conversations | Chinese-speaking | Older Australians Views: 1969
Evidenced-based models of rural palliative care Almost half (45%) of the world’s population lives in rural areas, yet their access to quality palliative care is limited. Claire Marshall discusses evidence-based models... Read more... 22/09/2023 | Blog | Patients and Carers | Health Professionals Tags: Evidence-based palliative care | health professionals | rural palliative care Views: 1651