The Palliative Care Research Group aims to relieve suffering, improve quality of life (QoL) and develop care pathways for the patients with advanced diseases and their families.
The research group has special interests on:
- Management of breathlessness with non-pharmacological methods
- Assessment of symptoms and QoL among patients with advanced diseases
- Decision making during palliative care and end-of-life care
- Ethical aspects of end-of-life
- Resource usage and organizing palliative care
- Education in palliative care
Contact persons
Leader and contact person:
Juho Lehto, Professor of Palliative Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University
juho.lehto [at] tuni.fi