Outputs (560)

Considerations on equity in management of end-stage kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries (2020)
Journal Article
Van Biesen, W., Jha, V., Abu-Alfa, A. K., Andreoli, S. P., Ashuntantang, G., Bernieh, B., Brown, E., Chen, Y., Coppo, R., Couchoud, C., Cullis, B., Douthat, W., Eke, F. U., Hemmelgarn, B., Hou, F. F., Levin, N. W., Luyckx, V. A., Morton, R. L., Moosa, M. R., Murtagh, F. E., …Garcia Garcia, G. (2020). Considerations on equity in management of end-stage kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries. Kidney International Supplements, 10(1), e63-e71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kisu.2019.11.004

Achievement of equity in health requires development of a health system in which everyone has a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential. The current, large country-level variation in the reported incidence and prevalence of treated end... Read More about Considerations on equity in management of end-stage kidney disease in low- and middle-income countries.

Supportive care for end-stage kidney disease: an integral part of kidney services across a range of income settings around the world (2020)
Journal Article
Hole, B., Hemmelgarn, B., Brown, E., Brown, M., McCulloch, M. I., Zuniga, C., Andreoli, S. P., Blake, P. G., Couchoud, C., Cueto-Manzano, A. M., Dreyer, G., Garcia Garcia, G., Jager, K. J., McKnight, M., Morton, R. L., Murtagh, F. E., Naicker, S., Obrador, G. T., Perl, J., Rahman, M., …Caskey, F. J. (2020). Supportive care for end-stage kidney disease: an integral part of kidney services across a range of income settings around the world. Kidney International Supplements, 10(1), e86-e94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kisu.2019.11.008

© 2020 International Society of Nephrology A key component of treatment for all people with advanced kidney disease is supportive care, which aims to improve quality of life and can be provided alongside therapies intended to prolong life, such as di... Read More about Supportive care for end-stage kidney disease: an integral part of kidney services across a range of income settings around the world.

Hospice inpatient deep vein thrombosis detection (HIDDen) in advanced non-malignant diseases : A longitudinal pilot study (2020)
Journal Article
White, C., Noble, S., Swan, F., Watson, M., Allgar, V., Napier, E., Nelson, A., & Johnson, M. J. (in press). Hospice inpatient deep vein thrombosis detection (HIDDen) in advanced non-malignant diseases : A longitudinal pilot study. BMJ supportive & palliative care, bmjspcare-2019-002039. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002039

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Objectives: To gain preliminary data regarding the prevalence of proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in those with non-malignant conditions a... Read More about Hospice inpatient deep vein thrombosis detection (HIDDen) in advanced non-malignant diseases : A longitudinal pilot study.

Development and evaluation of a screening tool to aid the diagnosis of a cluster headache (2020)
Journal Article
Buture, A., Boland, J. W., Dikomitis, L., Huang, C., & Ahmed, F. (2020). Development and evaluation of a screening tool to aid the diagnosis of a cluster headache. Brain Sciences, 10(2), Article 77. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10020077

Cluster headache (CH), a severe primary headache, is often misdiagnosed and mismanaged. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a screening tool to aid the diagnosis of CH. We developed a novel 12-item screening tool. This was comprised of... Read More about Development and evaluation of a screening tool to aid the diagnosis of a cluster headache.

Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., Nabb, S., Booth, S., & Kanaan, M. (2020). Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis. Journal of pain and symptom management, 59(5), 1059-1066.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.006

Context: Breathlessness is common in people with lung cancer. Nonpharmacological breathlessness interventions reduce distress because of and increase mastery over breathlessness. Objectives: Identify patient characteristics associated with response t... Read More about Openness Personality Trait Associated With Benefit From a Nonpharmacological Breathlessness Intervention in People With Intrathoracic Cancer: An Exploratory Analysis.

Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of pain in patients with advanced cancer (2020)
Journal Article
Chapman, E. J., Edwards, Z., Boland, J. W., Maddocks, M., Fettes, L., Malia, C., Mulvey, M. R., & Bennett, M. I. (2020). Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of pain in patients with advanced cancer. Palliative medicine, 34(4), 444-453. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319896955

© The Author(s) 2020. Background: Pain of a moderate or severe intensity affects over half of patients with advanced cancer and remains undertreated in at least one-third of these patients. Aim: The aim of this study was to provide a pragmatic overvi... Read More about Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of pain in patients with advanced cancer.

“Are you doing your pelvic floor?” An ethnographic exploration of the interaction between women and midwives about pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) during pregnancy (2020)
Journal Article
Terry, R., Jarvie, R., Hay-Smith, J., Salmon, V., Pearson, M., Boddy, K., MacArthur, C., & Dean, S. (2020). “Are you doing your pelvic floor?” An ethnographic exploration of the interaction between women and midwives about pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) during pregnancy. Midwifery, 83, Article 102647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102647

Objective
Many women experience urinary incontinence (UI) during and after pregnancy. Pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) can prevent and reduce the symptoms of UI. The objective of the study was to explore challenges, opportunities and concerns fo... Read More about “Are you doing your pelvic floor?” An ethnographic exploration of the interaction between women and midwives about pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) during pregnancy.

Cannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Boland, E. G., Bennett, M. I., Allgar, V., & Boland, J. W. (2020). Cannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 10(1), 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-002032

Objectives
There is increased interest in cannabinoids for cancer pain management and legislative changes are in progress in many countries. This study aims to determine the beneficial and adverse effects of cannabis/cannabinoids compared with plac... Read More about Cannabinoids for adult cancer-related pain: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Palliative care for non-cancer conditions in primary care: a time trend analysis in the UK (2009–2014) (2020)
Journal Article
Gadoud, A., Kane, E., Oliver, S. E., Johnson, M. J., MacLeod, U., & Allgar, V. (2020). Palliative care for non-cancer conditions in primary care: a time trend analysis in the UK (2009–2014). BMJ supportive & palliative care, Article 001833. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001833

Objectives While guidelines recommend palliative care in non-cancer conditions, this has not been widely implemented. We examined whether the recording of a palliative care approach and the numbers of hospital deaths for deceased patients with heart... Read More about Palliative care for non-cancer conditions in primary care: a time trend analysis in the UK (2009–2014).

Randomised, double-blind, multicentre, mixed-methods, dose-escalation feasibility trial of mirtazapine for better treatment of severe breathlessness in advanced lung disease (BETTER-B feasibility) (2020)
Journal Article
Higginson, I., Wilcock, A., Johnson, M. J., Bajwah, S., Lovell, N., Yi, D., Hart, S., Crosby, V., Poad, H., Currow, D., Best, E., & Brown, S. (2020). Randomised, double-blind, multicentre, mixed-methods, dose-escalation feasibility trial of mirtazapine for better treatment of severe breathlessness in advanced lung disease (BETTER-B feasibility). Thorax, 75(2), 176-179. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-213879

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. New treatments are required for severe breathlessness in advanced disease. We conducted a randomised feasibility trial of mirtazapine over 28 days in adults with... Read More about Randomised, double-blind, multicentre, mixed-methods, dose-escalation feasibility trial of mirtazapine for better treatment of severe breathlessness in advanced lung disease (BETTER-B feasibility).