Palliat Support Care. 2025 Oct 23;23:e189. doi: 10.1017/S1478951525100941.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Psychospiritual distress affects many patients with cancer, contributing to diminished quality of life, decreased survival and a desire for hastened death. The current standard of care, which primarily consists of antidepressants and psychotherapy, has demonstrated only modest benefits. Psilocybin-assisted therapy (PAT) has shown evidence of rapid, durable, and significant effects on measures of both depression and anxiety in this patient population.METHODS: A 51-year-old man diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, referred to palliative care (PC) with a prognosis of less than 6 months, experienced depression and anxiety in the context of demoralization and…
Origen: Home-based psilocybin-assisted therapy for a patient with advanced cancer: A case report – PubMed

Am J Nurs. 2025 Nov 1;125(11):e7-e11. doi: 10.1097/AJN.0000000000000191. Epub 2025 Oct 23.ABSTRACTA meaning-focused approach to palliative nursing helps patients and their family caregivers make sense of and cope with serious illness. It also helps nurses find meaning and purpose in their work. This orientation to care promotes a sense of connection, creates a framework for difficult conversations, and optimizes clinical care delivery. This article reviews the theoretical foundations of meaning making, describes formal and informal strategies for delivering meaning-focused nursing care, and suggests opportunities for practice improvement. Making meaning in serious illness care can promote diverse benefits for patients, family…
Origen: Meaning Making in Palliative Nursing – PubMed

BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Oct 23;24(1):267. doi: 10.1186/s12904-025-01905-0.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: A greater dependency on informal home-based caregivers to assist patients in their homes stems from Rwanda’s rising palliative care needs and the burden of terminal illnesses. These caregivers play a critical role in addressing patients’ physical and emotional needs and assisting with daily activities. However, in low-resource settings like Rwanda, limited attention has been given to understanding their lived experiences and the challenges they face. This study primarily aimed to explore the lived experiences and caregiving challenges of informal home-based caregivers providing palliative care. A secondary aim was to describe the range…
Origen: Palliative care conditions managed at home and self-reported challenges experienced by informal home-based caregivers in Rwanda: a qualitative study – PubMed

BMC Palliat Care. 2025 Oct 21;24(1):264. doi: 10.1186/s12904-025-01911-2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Nurses play a crucial role in palliative care. They are employed across all settings including home care and hospitals, with potential differences in the perception of care, emotional burden and coping strategies. This study aims to explore the experience of nurses within the palliative care network of an Italian province.METHODS: From January to March 2024, we carried out a tailored survey on nurses from three palliative care settings in Reggio Emilia (Northern Italy), namely home care, hospice and hospital ward. We investigated emotional and occupational experience, knowledge of palliative care and organizational…
Origen: Palliative care perceptions and well-being in nurses across healthcare settings: a comparative study from Reggio Emilia, Northern Italy – PubMed

Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2025 Oct 17;23:eAO1768. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2025AO1768. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether integrated palliative care is associated with improved overall survival and better end-of-life care in patients with upper aerodigestive tract malignancies. Secondary outcomes included the proportion of deaths in the intensive care unit, number of emergency department visits, chemotherapy use in the last 30 days of life, and the need for palliative sedation.METHODS: This retrospective, non-randomized cohort study included patients with upper aerodigestive tract malignancies who died during a five-year period. Patients were categorized based on whether they received outpatient follow-up by a specialized palliative care team. Healthcare…
Origen: Integrated palliative care for patients with advanced head and neck cancer: a retrospective Brazilian cohort study of its impact at the end of life – PubMed