Marie Curie

The use of virtual reality in hospices: A survey of clinical practice and staff perspectives

Background: Virtual reality creates immersive, computer-generated environments that can make you feel like you are there. Evidence suggests that virtual reality may help people with incurable illnesses by alleviating symptoms such as pain. Although the use of virtual reality hosp...

From six to twelve months: how extending the statutory prognostic threshold affected fast‑tracked end-of-life benefit access in England and Wales

Abstract Background To evaluate the impact of the 2022 change in prognostic eligibility criteria for the Special Rules for End of Life (SREL) pathway, from an expected death within 6 months to within 12 months, on the number and characteristics of awardees for fast-tracked financ...

90 Developing Patient-Focused Outcomes for Routine Clinical Care in Glioma: A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence from the COMBaT Study

Abstract Introduction There is a critical need to identify and routinely measure the outcomes that matter most to people living with glioma. Care needs in this population are complex and variable, yet current clinical practice lacks consistent, systematic approaches to assessing...

Discovery and Fine‐Scale Mapping of Hadal Xenophyophore Habitat in the Nova Canton Trough, Central Pacific Ocean

ABSTRACT The occurrence and heterogeneity of biogenic structures at hadal depths remain poorly mapped and quantified at ecologically relevant scales. Xenophyophores can be conspicuous biogenic components of deep‐sea sedimentary environments, but records of their abundance, spatia...