Background Tan Tock Seng Hospital’s (TTSH’s) Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service (HVRSS) has managed patients with chronic, progressive neurological diseases requiring home ventilation ...

Objectives Restriction of raw fruits and vegetables (neutropenic diet) is advised for patients receiving treatment for acute leukaemia in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce ...

Objectives Assessing whether interventions are implemented as intended (fidelity) is critical to establishing efficacy in clinical research yet rarely applied in advance care planning (ACP) ...

Objectives Medical cannabis is increasingly used by young patients with cancer. We aimed to describe the patterns and perceptions of medical cannabis use among young adults with cancer. Methods This ...

Objectives To investigate whether patients under the care of the community specialist palliative care team receiving steroids are at increased risk of infection. To identify other risk factors that ...

Objectives Little is known in the literature about felt experience and supportive care needs of patients with new diagnosis of adult-type diffuse gliomas Central Nervous System WHO grades 3 and 4. The ...

Objectives This study investigated the muscle fat fraction (FF) and muscle-related parameters before and after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Methods Fat and water signals ...

Background Cholestatic itch is caused by intrahepatic liver diseases, such as primary biliary cirrhosis and extrahepatic obstruction of the biliary tree, often caused by tumours. The pathophysiology ...

Objective Physical functioning (PF), emotional functioning (EF), overall quality of life (QOL) and activities of daily living (ADL) such as walking and toilet transfer are the primary outcomes of ...

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Objectives Preoperative management of oesophageal cancer requires effective prehabilitation. This study investigates the relationship between tongue pressure, respiratory muscle, handgrip and lower ...

Background Digital health technologies (DHTs) play a crucial role in symptom management, particularly in palliative care, by providing patients with accessible tools to monitor and manage their ...