The place and importance of palliative care in the fight against COVID-19.

Background: In a pandemic, existing palliative care units may be inadequate and palliative care may need to be provided in other hospital units.

Aims: To review and improve the palliative care approach applied during a pandemic.

Methods: Studies published between 2019 and 2020 were examined using the keywords 'fighting against COVID-19 'and 'organisation' in the PubMed, Ebsco, ScienceDirect and Web of Science databases.

Do Spiritual Well-Being and Pain Intensity Predict Physical or Mental Components of Health-Related Quality-of-Life Scale in Patients With Multiple Myeloma?

Background: Multiple myeloma is a complex disease and supportive care is important for improving quality of life. Management of disease treatment symptoms, bone disease, renal dysfunction, infection, anemia, pain, and coagulation disorder are specific issues. Spirituality, or spiritual well-being, is one of the most fundamental and essential concepts for coping with the difficulties and stress caused by cancer.

The effect of non-compliance with diet and liquid restriction on fatigue in dialysis patients.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between non-compliance with dietary and fluid restriction, body mass index, and the severity of fatigue in dialysis patients.

Method: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 42 dialysis patients. The data were collected employing a "General Information Form", Body Mass Index, "Fatigue Severity Scale", and "Dialysis Diet and Fluid Non-Adherence Questionnaire.