Outputs (19)

On the appearance and reality of mind (2016)
Journal Article
Whiting, D. (2016). On the appearance and reality of mind. Journal of Mind and Behavior, 37(1), 47-70

According to what I will call the “appearance-is-reality doctrine of mind,” conscious mental states are identical to how they subjectively appear or present themselves to us in our experience of them. The doctrine has had a number of supporters but t... Read More about On the appearance and reality of mind.

Development of a caregiver-reported measure to support systematic assessment of people with dementia in long-term care: The Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale for Dementia (2016)
Journal Article
Ellis-Smith, C., Evans, C. J., Murtagh, F. E., Henson, L. A., Firth, A. M., Higginson, I. J., Daveson, B. A., & BuildCARE, O. B. O. (2017). Development of a caregiver-reported measure to support systematic assessment of people with dementia in long-term care: The Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale for Dementia. Palliative medicine, 31(7), 651-660. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216316675096

Background: Symptom burden is common for long-term care residents with dementia which if untreated compromises quality of life. Measurement tools can support assessment of symptoms and problems but are not widely used in long-term care settings. We d... Read More about Development of a caregiver-reported measure to support systematic assessment of people with dementia in long-term care: The Integrated Palliative care Outcome Scale for Dementia.

Somatostatin analogues compared to placebo and other pharmacological agents in the management of symptoms of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Obita, G. P., Boland, E. G., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M. J., & Boland, J. W. (2016). Somatostatin analogues compared to placebo and other pharmacological agents in the management of symptoms of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a systematic review. Journal of pain and symptom management, 52(6), 901-919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.05.032

Context Somatostatin analogues are commonly used to relieve symptoms in malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) but are more expensive than other antisecretory agents. Objectives To evaluate the evidence of effectiveness of somatostatin analogues compared... Read More about Somatostatin analogues compared to placebo and other pharmacological agents in the management of symptoms of inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: a systematic review.

Patient and carer experience of breathlessness (2016)
Book Chapter
Hutchinson, A. (2016). Patient and carer experience of breathlessness. In C. Bausewein, D. C. Currow, & M. J. Johnson (Eds.), Palliative Care in Respiratory Disease (102-110). European Respiratory Society. https://doi.org/10.1183/2312508X.10011615

© ERS 2016. Chronic breathlessness has wide-ranging, interrelated, physical, psychological, social and existential consequences for those living with it, and for family and friends who care for them. Despite this, the symptom often remains invisible... Read More about Patient and carer experience of breathlessness.

Clinically relevant concentrations of opioids for in vitro studies (2016)
Journal Article
Boland, J. W., & Pockley, A. G. (2016). Clinically relevant concentrations of opioids for in vitro studies. Journal of Opioid Management, 12(5), 313-321. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2016.0348

© 2016 Journal of Opioid Management, All Rights Reserved. Objectives: Numerous in vitro studies have evaluated the influence of opioids on many biological and immunological processes. The concentrations that have been used in these studies span a lar... Read More about Clinically relevant concentrations of opioids for in vitro studies.

Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with conservatively managed stage 5 chronic kidney disease: limitations of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36: SF-36 (2016)
Journal Article
Erez, G., Selman, L., & Murtagh, F. E. (2016). Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with conservatively managed stage 5 chronic kidney disease: limitations of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36: SF-36. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 25(11), 2799-2809. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-016-1313-7

© 2016, The Author(s). Purpose: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) negatively affects health-related quality of life (HRQoL), which is often measured using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. However, the adequacy of SF-36 in th... Read More about Measuring health-related quality of life in patients with conservatively managed stage 5 chronic kidney disease: limitations of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36: SF-36.

Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays (2016)
Journal Article
Boland, J. W., Dikomitis, L., & Gadoud, A. (2016). Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 6(4), 486-492. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001110

Background: Medical students and doctors are becoming better prepared to care for patients with palliative care needs and support patients at the end of life. This preparation needs to start at medical school. Objective: To assess how medical student... Read More about Medical students writing on death, dying and palliative care : a qualitative analysis of reflective essays.

Can "realist" randomised controlled trials be genuinely realist? (2016)
Journal Article
Van Belle, S., Wong, G., Westhorp, G., Pearson, M., Emmel, N., Manzano, A., & Marchal, B. (2016). Can "realist" randomised controlled trials be genuinely realist?. Trials, 17(1), Article 313. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1407-0

In this paper, we respond to a paper by Jamal and colleagues published in Trials in October 2015 and take an opportunity to continue the much-needed debate about what applied scientific realism is. The paper by Jamal et al. is useful because it expos... Read More about Can "realist" randomised controlled trials be genuinely realist?.

Communication and support from health-care professionals to families, with dependent children, following the diagnosis of parental life-limiting illness : a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Fearnley, R., & Boland, J. W. (2017). Communication and support from health-care professionals to families, with dependent children, following the diagnosis of parental life-limiting illness : a systematic review. Palliative medicine, 31(3), 212-222. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216316655736

Background: Communication between parents and their children about parental life-limiting illness is stressful. Parents want support from health-care professionals; however, the extent of this support is not known. Awareness of family’s needs would h... Read More about Communication and support from health-care professionals to families, with dependent children, following the diagnosis of parental life-limiting illness : a systematic review.

Missing data in randomized controlled trials testing palliative interventions pose a significant risk of bias and loss of power: a systematic review and meta-analyses (2016)
Journal Article
Hussain, J. A., White, I. R., Langan, D., Johnson, M. J., Currow, D. C., Torgerson, D. J., & Bland, M. (2016). Missing data in randomized controlled trials testing palliative interventions pose a significant risk of bias and loss of power: a systematic review and meta-analyses. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 74, 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.12.003

Objectives To assess the risk posed by missing data (MD) to the power and validity of trials evaluating palliative interventions. Study Design and Setting A systematic review of MD in published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of palliative interv... Read More about Missing data in randomized controlled trials testing palliative interventions pose a significant risk of bias and loss of power: a systematic review and meta-analyses.