The doctor's presence created a safe space - a mixed methods study of students' learning outcomes from an elective course in palliative medicine.

Background: Competence in palliative medicine is required in clinical practice. Based on a literature review, we developed a two-week elective course in palliative medicine for 5th and 6th year medical students. We wanted to study learning outcomes from the course, especially related to knowledge, confidence, and reflections on the doctor's role in palliative care.

The short-term impact of methylprednisolone on patient-reported sleep in patients with advanced cancer in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.

Purpose: Although corticosteroids are frequently used in patients with advanced cancer, few studies have examined the impact of these drugs on patient-reported sleep. We aimed to examine the short-term impact of methylprednisolone on patient-reported sleep in patients with advanced cancer.

Methods: Patient-reported sleep was a predefined secondary outcome in a prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial that evaluated the analgesic efficacy of corticosteroids in advanced cancer patients (18+), using opioids, and having pain ≥ 4 past 24 h (NRS 0-10).

Expected deaths at home - a qualitative study of collaboration.

Background: It is a goal of health policy that more patients with serious illness should be able to die at home. This study elucidates the collaboration between healthcare personnel and undertakers immediately after the death, the dignity of the deceased patient and the bereaved relatives is challenged.

Material And Method: The study is primarily based on five focus group interviews with undertakers, GPs, nurses and healthcare workers in homecare nursing, a total of 23 participants in an urban municipality.

Cryoneurolysis for cervicogenic headache - a double blinded randomized controlled study.

Background and aims Cervicogenic headache (CEH) is a debilitating condition and analgesics have limited effect. Percutaneous cryoneurolysis is thus still in use although the clinical evidence is lacking. We present a randomized, controlled study to assess the clinical efficacy of cryoneurolysis compared with a corticosteroid combined with a local anaesthetic.