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Barriers and facilitators for cardiopulmonary resuscitation discussions with people with heart failure (2024)
Journal Article
Barnes-Harris, M. M., Datla, S., Abel, A., Clark, A. L., & Johnson, M. J. (2024). Barriers and facilitators for cardiopulmonary resuscitation discussions with people with heart failure. PLoS ONE, 19(12), Article e0314631. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314631

Background Care planning with people with advanced heart failure enables appropriate care, and prevents futile interventions, such as cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Aim To explore what motivates clinicians to conduct, and people with heart fai... Read More about Barriers and facilitators for cardiopulmonary resuscitation discussions with people with heart failure.

Mirtazapine to alleviate severe breathlessness in patients with COPD or ILD: an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 mixed-method trial (BETTER-B) (2024)
Journal Article
Higginson, I. J., Brown, S. T., Oluyase, A. O., May, P., Maddocks, M., Costantini, M., Bajwah, S., Normand, C., Bausewein, C., Simon, S. T., Ryan, K., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M., Hart, S. P., Mather, H., Krajnik, M., Tanzi, S., Ghirotto, L., Bolton, C., Janowiak, P., …Brown, J. M. (2024). Mirtazapine to alleviate severe breathlessness in patients with COPD or ILD: an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 mixed-method trial (BETTER-B). Lancet, 12(10), 763-774. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2824%2900187-5

Background
Breathlessness frequently becomes severe among people with respiratory disease. Mirtazapine, a widely used antidepressant, showed promise. We determined the effectiveness of mirtazapine to alleviate severe persisting breathlessness.
Meth... Read More about Mirtazapine to alleviate severe breathlessness in patients with COPD or ILD: an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 mixed-method trial (BETTER-B).

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study (2024)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, A., Birtwistle, J., Evans, C. J., Sleeman, K. E., Richards, S., Foy, R., Martin, P. M., Carder, P., Allsop, M. J., & Twiddy, M. (2024). Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study. Journal of medical Internet research, 26, Article e50217. https://doi.org/10.2196/50217

BACKGROUND: Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for people with life-limiting illnesses. Advance care planning conversations that establish a patient's wishes and preferences for care are part of a person-centered approach. Internatio... Read More about Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study.

Why do acute healthcare staff behave unprofessionally towards each other and how these behaviours can be reduced: A realist review (2024)
Journal Article
Aunger, J. A., Abrams, R., Westbrook, J., Wright, J., Pearson, M., Jones, A., Mannion, R., & Maben, J. (2024). Why do acute healthcare staff behave unprofessionally towards each other and how these behaviours can be reduced: A realist review. Health and Social Care Delivery Research, 25(12), https://doi.org/10.3310/PAMV3758

Background: Unprofessional behaviour in healthcare systems can negatively impact staff well-being, patient safety and organisational costs. Unprofessional behaviour encompasses a range of behaviours, including incivility, microaggressions, harassment... Read More about Why do acute healthcare staff behave unprofessionally towards each other and how these behaviours can be reduced: A realist review.

How can interventions more directly address drivers of unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff? (2024)
Journal Article
Aunger, J. A., Abrams, R., Mannion, R., Westbrook, J. I., Jones, A., Wright, J. M., Pearson, M., & Maben, J. (2024). How can interventions more directly address drivers of unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff?. BMJ Open Quality, 13(3), Article e002830. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-002830

Unprofessional behaviours (UBs) between healthcare staff are widespread and have negative impacts on patient safety, staff well-being and organisational efficiency. However, knowledge of how to address UBs is lacking. Our recent realist review analys... Read More about How can interventions more directly address drivers of unprofessional behaviour between healthcare staff?.

The cost of providing care by family and friends (informal care) in the last year of life: A population observational study (2024)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., Currow, D. C., Chynoweth, J., Weatherly, H., Keser, G., Hutchinson, A., Jones, A., Dunn, L., & Allgar, V. (2024). The cost of providing care by family and friends (informal care) in the last year of life: A population observational study. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241259649

Introduction: Little is known about replacement costs of care provided by informal carers during the last year of life for people dying of cancer and non-cancer diseases. Aim: To estimate informal caregiving costs and explore the relationship with ca... Read More about The cost of providing care by family and friends (informal care) in the last year of life: A population observational study.

Cool facial airflow speeds recovery from exertion induced breathlessness in people with chronic breathlessness (2024)
Thesis
Burrell, T. Cool facial airflow speeds recovery from exertion induced breathlessness in people with chronic breathlessness. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4869747

Background: Evidence supports facial airflow from a handheld fan to reduce breathlessness in patients with chronic breathlessness. The thesis explored the effectiveness of different airflow speeds on recovery from exertion-induced breathlessness.
Me... Read More about Cool facial airflow speeds recovery from exertion induced breathlessness in people with chronic breathlessness.

Parenteral nutrition and venting gastrostomy in the management of malignant bowel obstruction (2024)
Thesis
Patterson, M. J. Parenteral nutrition and venting gastrostomy in the management of malignant bowel obstruction. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4711450

Background: Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a distressing complication of gastrointestinal, gynaecological and other cancers causing severe pain, intractable nausea and vomiting, anorexia, and death. There are no agreed best approaches for sympt... Read More about Parenteral nutrition and venting gastrostomy in the management of malignant bowel obstruction.

Developing a typology of interventions to support doctors’ mental health and wellbeing (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, A., Carrieri, D., Melvin, A., Bramwell, C., Scott, J., Hancock, J., Papoutsi, C., Pearson, M., Wong, G., & Mattick, K. (2024). Developing a typology of interventions to support doctors’ mental health and wellbeing. BMC health services research, 24(1), Article 573. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10884-6

Background: The problem of mental ill-health in doctors is complex, accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and impacts on healthcare provision and broader organisational performance. There are many interventions to address the problem but currently no... Read More about Developing a typology of interventions to support doctors’ mental health and wellbeing.