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Better End of Life 2024. Time to care: Findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales (2024)
Report
Johansson, T., Pask, S., Goodrich, J., Budd, L., Okamoto, I., Kumar, R., Laidlaw, L., Ghiglieri, C., Woodhead, A., Chambers, R. L., Davies, J., Bone, A. E., Higginson, I. J., Barclay, S., Murtagh, F. E. M., & Sleeman, K. E. (2024). Better End of Life 2024. Time to care: Findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales. Marie Curie

Foreword
This is a critical time for action to improve palliative and end of life care.

The findings from this nationally representative survey in England and Wales demonstrate the extent to which people are dying without access to the services... Read More about Better End of Life 2024. Time to care: Findings from a nationally representative survey of experiences at the end of life in England and Wales.

Benefits of specialist palliative care by identifying active ingredients of service composition, structure, and delivery model: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression (2024)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., Rutterford, L., Sunny, A., Pask, S., de Wolf-Linder, S., Murtagh, F. E., & Ramsenthaler, C. (2024). Benefits of specialist palliative care by identifying active ingredients of service composition, structure, and delivery model: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. PLoS Medicine, 21(8), Article e1004436. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004436

Background AU Specialist: Pleaseconfirmthatallheadinglevelsarerepresentedcorrectly palliative care (SPC) services address the needs :of people with advanced illness. Meta-analyses to date have been challenged by heterogeneity in SPC service models an... Read More about Benefits of specialist palliative care by identifying active ingredients of service composition, structure, and delivery model: A systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Inclusion of palliative and end of life care in health strategies aimed at integrated care: a documentary analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] (2023)
Journal Article
Chambers, R. L., Pask, S., Higginson, I. J., Barclay, S., Murtagh, F. E., & Sleeman, K. E. (2023). Inclusion of palliative and end of life care in health strategies aimed at integrated care: a documentary analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. AMRC Open Research, 4, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.12688/amrcopenres.13079.2

Background: In England, Integrated Care Systems have been established to improve integration of care, as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. For people near the end of life, palliative care can improve integration of care. We aimed to understand whether... Read More about Inclusion of palliative and end of life care in health strategies aimed at integrated care: a documentary analysis [version 2; peer review: 2 approved].

A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty (2023)
Journal Article
Murtagh, F. E., Okoeki, M., Ukoha-kalu, B. O., Khamis, A., Clark, J., Boland, J. W., Pask, S., Nwulu, U., Elliott-Button, H., Folwell, A., Harman, D., & Johnson, M. J. (2023). A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03727-2

Background
Integrated care may improve outcomes for older people living with frailty. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a new, anticipatory, multidisciplinary care service in improving the wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) of older people li... Read More about A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty.

Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors (2022)
Journal Article
Wray, A., Pickwell-Smith, B., Greenley, S., Pask, S., Bamidele, O., Wright, B., Murtagh, F., & Boland, J. W. (2022). Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2022-003793

Background: Bereaved people need a supportive response from those around them. Knowing children's and surviving parents' needs following parental death is the first step to ensuring a supportive response. However, no systematic review has reported on... Read More about Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors.

Understanding opioid analgesic prescribing and cognitive adverse effects in older adults: a mixed methods study (2022)
Thesis
Pask, S. Understanding opioid analgesic prescribing and cognitive adverse effects in older adults: a mixed methods study. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4424999

Background: Pain is prevalent in older adults (≥65). Opioids are used to manage moderate to severe pain, but older populations may be more at risk of adverse effects. Opioid-induced cognitive impairment can be distressing but evidence to inform our u... Read More about Understanding opioid analgesic prescribing and cognitive adverse effects in older adults: a mixed methods study.

Experiences of transitioning between settings of care from the perspectives of patients with advanced illness receiving specialist palliative care and their family caregivers: A qualitative interview study (2021)
Journal Article
Guo, P., Pinto, C., Edwards, B., Pask, S., Firth, A., O’Brien, S., & Murtagh, F. E. (2021). Experiences of transitioning between settings of care from the perspectives of patients with advanced illness receiving specialist palliative care and their family caregivers: A qualitative interview study. Palliative medicine, 026921632110433. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211043371

Background: Transitions between care settings (hospice, hospital and community) can be challenging for patients and family caregivers and are often an under-researched area of health care, including palliative care. Aim: To explore the experience of... Read More about Experiences of transitioning between settings of care from the perspectives of patients with advanced illness receiving specialist palliative care and their family caregivers: A qualitative interview study.

What do the healthcare experiences of people with long-term conditions tell us about person-centred care? A systematic review. (2019)
Journal Article
Dell Olio, M., Pask, S., Seymour, J., & Reeve, J. (2019). What do the healthcare experiences of people with long-term conditions tell us about person-centred care? A systematic review. European journal for person centered healthcare, 7(4),

Introduction
Growing numbers of people now live with long term conditions. For each person, the challenges are multiple and unique to that individual. In recognition of this, health policy places greater emphasis on the delivery of person-centred ca... Read More about What do the healthcare experiences of people with long-term conditions tell us about person-centred care? A systematic review..

The effects of opioids on cognition in older adults with cancer and chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Pask, S., Dell’Olio, M., Murtagh, F. E., & Boland, J. W. (2020). The effects of opioids on cognition in older adults with cancer and chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review. Journal of pain and symptom management, 59(4), 871-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.10.022

Context
Opioids are prescribed to manage moderate to severe pain and can be used with older adults; however, they may lead to several adverse effects, including cognitive impairment.

Objective
To identify, appraise and synthesise evidence on i)... Read More about The effects of opioids on cognition in older adults with cancer and chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review.

Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique (2019)
Journal Article
de Wolf-Linder, S., Dawkins, M., Wicks, F., Pask, S., Eagar, K., Evans, C. J., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (in press). Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique. Palliative medicine, 026921631985415. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319854154

© The Author(s) 2019. Background: When capturing patient-level outcomes in palliative care, it is essential to identify which outcome domains are most important and focus efforts to capture these, in order to improve quality of care and minimise coll... Read More about Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique.