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The adaptation, face, and content validation of a needs assessment tool: progressive disease for people with interstitial lung disease (2016)
Journal Article
Boland, J. W., Reigada, C., Yorke, J., Hart, S. P., Bajwah, S., Ross, J., Wells, A., Papadopoulos, A., Currow, D. C., Grande, G., Macleod, U., & Johnson, M. J. (2016). The adaptation, face, and content validation of a needs assessment tool: progressive disease for people with interstitial lung disease. Journal of palliative medicine, 19(5), 549-555. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2015.0355

Background: Irrreversible interstitial lung disease (ILD) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Palliative care needs of patients and caregivers are not routinely assessed; there is no tool to identify needs and triage support in clinical... Read More about The adaptation, face, and content validation of a needs assessment tool: progressive disease for people with interstitial lung disease.

Family caregivers who would be unwilling to provide care at the end of life again: findings from the Health Survey for England population survey (2016)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., Allgar, V., Macleod, U., Jones, A., Oliver, S., & Currow, D. (2016). Family caregivers who would be unwilling to provide care at the end of life again: findings from the Health Survey for England population survey. PLoS ONE, 11(1), e0146960. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146960

Background Family caregivers provide significant care at the end of life. We aimed to describe caregiver characteristics, and of those unwilling to repeat this role under the same circumstances. Methods Observational study of adults in private househ... Read More about Family caregivers who would be unwilling to provide care at the end of life again: findings from the Health Survey for England population survey.

The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, G. E., Barnes, R., Chetter, I. C., Barnes, R., & Fagan, M. (2016). The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes. Annals of vascular surgery, 32, 9-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2015.11.002

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Background Arteriovenous fistulae (AVFs) are the preferred access for hemodialysis but suffer a high early failure rate. The aim of this study was to determine how venous distensibility, as measured in vitro, relates to early out... Read More about The Impact of Vein Mechanical Compliance on Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes.

Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity (2016)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., Bland, J. M., Gahbauer, E. A., Ekström, M., Sinnarajah, A., Gill, T. M., & Currow, D. (2016). Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64(1), 73-80. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13865

OBJECTIVES: Breathlessness is prevalent in older people. Symptom control at the end of life is important. This study investigated relationships between age, clinical characteristics and breathlessness sufficient to have people spend at least one half... Read More about Breathlessness in the elderly during the last year of life sufficient to restrict activity.

TOUCAN: A randomised phase II trial of carboplatin and gemcitabine +/- vandetanib in first line treatment of advanced urothelial cell cancer in patients who are not suitable to receive cisplatin. (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, R. J., Crabb, S. J., Chester, J. D., Elliott, T., Huddart, R. A., Birtle, A. J., Evans, L., Lester, J. F., Huang, C., Casbard, A. C., Madden, T.-A., & Griffiths, G. (2016). TOUCAN: A randomised phase II trial of carboplatin and gemcitabine +/- vandetanib in first line treatment of advanced urothelial cell cancer in patients who are not suitable to receive cisplatin. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 34(2_suppl), 448-448. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.2_suppl.448

Background: Whilst cisplatin combination therapy remains the standard of care for patients with advanced urothelial cancers, many patients are unsuitable for cisplatin and go on to receive carboplatin combination therapy. Although responses are frequ... Read More about TOUCAN: A randomised phase II trial of carboplatin and gemcitabine +/- vandetanib in first line treatment of advanced urothelial cell cancer in patients who are not suitable to receive cisplatin..

Does more education always lead to better health? Evidence from rural malaysia (2015)
Journal Article
Leeves, G., & Soyiri, I. (2015). Does more education always lead to better health? Evidence from rural malaysia. Biomed research international, 2015, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/539212

Background. Education is usually associated with improvement in health; there is evidence that this may not be the case if education
is not fully utilised at work. This study examines the relationship between education level, occupation, and health o... Read More about Does more education always lead to better health? Evidence from rural malaysia.

Searching for health information online for my child: A perspective from South East Asia (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Inthiran, A., & Soyiri, I. Searching for health information online for my child: A perspective from South East Asia

Research studies investigating online health information searching behavior are abundant. While there is research pertaining to the online health information seeking behavior of parents in developed countries, similar information for countries with d... Read More about Searching for health information online for my child: A perspective from South East Asia.

Effects of low dose morphine on perceived sleep quality in patients with refractory breathlessness : a hypothesis generating study (2015)
Journal Article
Martins, R. T., Currow, D., Abernethy, A. P., Johnson, M. J., Toson, B., & Eckert, D. J. (2016). Effects of low dose morphine on perceived sleep quality in patients with refractory breathlessness : a hypothesis generating study. Respirology : official journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, 21(2), 386-391. https://doi.org/10.1111/resp.12681

© 2015 Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. Background and objective The management of chronic refractory breathlessness is one of the indications for regular low-dose (≤30 mg/24 h) oral sustained release morphine. Morphine may disrupt sleep in some... Read More about Effects of low dose morphine on perceived sleep quality in patients with refractory breathlessness : a hypothesis generating study.

Blinded patient preference for morphine compared to placebo in the setting of chronic refractory breathlessness – an exploratory study (2015)
Journal Article
Ferreira, D. H., Silva, J. P., Quinn, S., Abernethy, A. P., Johnson, M. J., Oxberry, S. G., & Currow, D. C. (2016). Blinded patient preference for morphine compared to placebo in the setting of chronic refractory breathlessness – an exploratory study. Journal of pain and symptom management, 51(2), 247-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.10.005

Context Patients’ preference for morphine therapy has received little attention in the setting of chronic refractory breathlessness. However, this is one important factor in considering longer term therapy. Objectives The aim of this secondary analys... Read More about Blinded patient preference for morphine compared to placebo in the setting of chronic refractory breathlessness – an exploratory study.