The global COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a major impact on the experience of death,
dying, and bereavement. This study aimed to review and synthesize learning from previous …

Purpose: To assess the prevalence of vitamin C deficiency within a group of hospice patients.
To assess the relationship between plasma vitamin C, dietary intake and subsequent …

Background Thousands of people in the UK have required end-of-life care in the community
during the COVID-19 pandemic. Primary healthcare teams (general practice and community …

Objectives To review and synthesize the existing evidence on bereavement care, within the
United Kingdom (UK), for ethnic minority communities in terms of barriers and facilitators to …

Background: Meeting the needs of relatives when a family member is dying can help facilitate
better psychological adjustment in their grief. However, end of life experiences for families …

Background There is limited understanding of the ‘lived experience’ of palliative care patient
within the acute care setting. Failing to engage with and understand the views of patients …

Background: Health and social care professionals’ ability to address the needs of patients
and their relatives at end of life is likely to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. …

Background: Experiences of end-of-life care and early bereavement during the COVID-19
pandemic are poorly understood. Aim: To identify clinical and demographic risk factors for sub-…

Background: COVID-19 public health restrictions have affected end-of-life care experiences
for dying patients and their families. Aim: To explore bereaved relatives’ experiences of …

Little is known about the quality of the end-of-life care patients receive at home. This paper
reports findings from a study that explored bereaved relatives’ and carers’ experiences of end-…