Objectives To contribute to understandings about acceptability and risks entailed in video-
based research on healthcare communication. To generate recommendations for non-covert …

Background While ethnic disparities in health and health care are increasing, evidence on
how to enhance quality of care and reduce inequalities remains limited. Despite growth in …

Background The aim of this study was to describe outcomes in hospitalised older people
with different levels of frailty and COVID-19 infection. Methods We undertook a single-centre …

Background More effective ways of managing symptoms of chronic and terminal illness
enable patients to be cared for, and to die, at home. This requires patients and family …

Background: Evidence concerning the influence of ethnic diversity on clinical encounters in
cancer care is sparse. We explored health providers' experiences in this context. Methods …

Tracheostomy-associated ventilation for the respiratory insufficiency caused by amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (motor neurone disease (MND)) is a complex issue with practical, ethical …

Objective To examine how palliative medicine doctors engage patients in end-of-life
(hereon, EoL) talk. To examine whether the practice of “eliciting and responding to cues” …

This study investigated recurrent abdominal pain in all 494 second‐year infant children in a
new town using a postal questionnaire followed by sampling and detailed interview. A …

Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is beneficial for respiratory failure in motor
neurone disease (MND) but some patients may wish to stop the intervention. Guidance from …

Since elderly people are prone to develop both hypo-and hyper-natraernia, we have
investigated the biochemical and hormonal responses to overnight (9 h) abstinence from …