Dying at home accompanied by loved-ones is regarded favorably and brings good luck in Taiwan. This study aimed to examine the relevant factors affecting whether an individual dies at home or not in a group of terminal patients receiving palliative home care service. The patients who were admitted to a palliative home care service at a hospital-affiliated home health care agency...
SP Chan Lau Endowment Fund on health and longevity. Author information Affiliations School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Alex Molassiotis, Hui Lin Cheng & Ki ... Scholar Hui Lin Cheng View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Angela Byrnes View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed
People with cancer are at high risk of malnutrition. Nutrition education is an effective strategy to improve patient outcomes, however, little is known regarding the impact of family and/or carer involvement in nutrition education and requires investigation. The purpose of the study was to evaluate PIcNIC (Partnering with families to promote nutrition in cancer care) intervention...
Malnutrition is frequent in patients with cancer, particularly those in advanced stages of the disease. The aim of the present study was to test the feasibility of a family-centred nutritional intervention, based on the Family Systems theory and past research. This was a single-arm trial assessing feasibility (eligibility, recruitment and retention rates); acceptability by...
Background The chemokine CXCL14 has been reported to play an important role in the progression of many malignancies such as breast cancer and papillary thyroid carcinoma, but the role of CXCL14 in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) remains to be established. The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression pattern and significance of CXCL14 in CRC progression. Method 265...
