Aim. This paper reports the findings of a study that generated a conceptual model of the
nursing behaviours and social processes inherent in the provision of quality end‐of‐life care …

CONTEXT: Head and neck cancer patients with dysphagia frequently require tube feeding.
Family members are often involved in caring for such patients but feel ill prepared to do so. …

Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in cancer patients places a significant
burden on patients’ function and quality of life, their families and caregivers, and healthcare …

Background: One in five individuals live with chronic pain globally, which often co-occurs
with sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorders. Although these …

Aims Opioid misuse and overuse have contributed to a widespread overdose crisis and many
patients and physicians are considering medical cannabis to support opioid tapering and …

Pain and symptom control challenges are common in palliative care, and the search for other
therapeutic strategies is ongoing. Unfortunately, patients and their caregivers are receiving …

Purpose Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease. Many patients experience a heavy burden of
cancer-associated symptoms and poor quality of life (QOL). Early palliative care alongside …

Constipation is a common symptom in cancer patients, especially in those who are receiving
opioid analgesics for pain. Although several articles have recently examined constipation …

Little empirical work has been conducted assessing the perspectives of nurses regarding the
barriers, facilitators, and strategies associated with achieving quality patient care at the end …

Background: Although parents experience the death of adult children diagnosed with cancer,
most of the literature on adult child death has examined the issues of violent death or …