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BREATHLEssness in INDIA (BREATHE-INDIA): realist review to develop explanatory programme theory about breathlessness self-management in India (2025)
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Clark, J., Salins, N., Sherigar, M., Williams, S., Pearson, M., Rao, S. R., Spathis, A., Bhat, R., Currow, D. C., Fraser, K., Simha, S., & Johnson, M. J. (2025). BREATHLEssness in INDIA (BREATHE-INDIA): realist review to develop explanatory programme theory about breathlessness self-management in India. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 35(1), Article 13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-025-00420-2

Breathlessness is highly prevalent in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Low-cost, non-drug, breathlessness self-management interventions are effective in high-income countries. However, health beliefs influence acceptability and have not been... Read More about BREATHLEssness in INDIA (BREATHE-INDIA): realist review to develop explanatory programme theory about breathlessness self-management in India.

Harms of Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness in Relation to Dose, Duration and Titration Phase (2025)
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Ekström, M., Alameri, F., Chang, S., Ferreira, D., Johnson, M. J., & Currow, D. C. (in press). Harms of Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness in Relation to Dose, Duration and Titration Phase. Journal of pain and symptom management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.02.020

Context: Morphine to treat severe chronic breathlessness might increase adverse events (AEs). Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the risk of AEs in relation to dose, duration and titration phase of regular, low-dose sustained-release (SR) oral morphine... Read More about Harms of Morphine for Chronic Breathlessness in Relation to Dose, Duration and Titration Phase.

Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study (2025)
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McLorie, E. V., Hackett, J., Barrett, L., Peat, G., Weatherly, H., Hinde, S., Walker, G., Noyes, J., Oddie, S., Vasudevan, C., Feltbower, R. G., Phillips, B., Hewitt, C., Hain, R., Subramanian, G., Haynes, A., Papworth, A., Fraser, L. K., & Murtagh, F. E. (2025). Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251320204

Background: Paediatric end-of-life care is an important part of palliative care, and provides care and support for children in the last days, weeks, months or year of life. However, there is currently a picture of inconsistent and disjointed provisio... Read More about Healthcare professionals’ perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study.

ERS guideline recommendation on airflow for breathlessness: the pitfalls of applying GRADE evidence ratings to complex non-pharmacological interventions (2025)
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Luckett, T., Swan, F., Clark, J., Roberts, M., Pearson, M., Hutchinson, A., Currow, D., Kochovska, S., Crooks, M., Smith, T., & Johnson, M. (2025). ERS guideline recommendation on airflow for breathlessness: the pitfalls of applying GRADE evidence ratings to complex non-pharmacological interventions. European respiratory journal, 65(2), Article 2402244. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02244-2024

"I'm living in a 'no' world now…"- A qualitative study of the widespread impact of living with chronic breathlessness, and experiences of identification and assessment of this symptom in an older, frail community-based population (2025)
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Elliott-Button, H., Johnson, M. J., Hutchinson, A., Currow, D. C., & Clark, J. (2025). "I'm living in a 'no' world now…"- A qualitative study of the widespread impact of living with chronic breathlessness, and experiences of identification and assessment of this symptom in an older, frail community-based population. NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, 35(1), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-024-00409-3

Chronic breathlessness is a debilitating symptom with detrimental impact on individuals and carers. However, little is known about the experiences of community-dwelling, frail, older adults living with chronic breathlessness. To explore, (i) the psyc... Read More about "I'm living in a 'no' world now…"- A qualitative study of the widespread impact of living with chronic breathlessness, and experiences of identification and assessment of this symptom in an older, frail community-based population.

Delirium prevention in hospices: Opportunities and limitations – A focused ethnography (2025)
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Featherstone, I., Johnson, M. J., Sheldon, T., Kelley, R., Hawkins, R., Bravington, A., Callin, S., Dixon, R., Obita, G., & Siddiqi, N. (2025). Delirium prevention in hospices: Opportunities and limitations – A focused ethnography. Palliative medicine, 39(3), 391-400. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163241310762

Background: Delirium is common and distressing for hospice in-patients. Hospital-based research shows delirium may be prevented by targeting its risk factors. Many preventative strategies address patients’ fundamental care needs. However, there is li... Read More about Delirium prevention in hospices: Opportunities and limitations – A focused ethnography.

Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster trial (2025)
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Macarthur, C., Bick, D., Salmon, V., Jones, E., Hay-Smith, J., Bishop, J., Gkini, E., Hemming, K., Webb, S., Pearson, M., Coleman, T., Terry, R., Edwards, E., Frawley, H., Oborn, E., & Dean, S. (2025). Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster trial. BMJ open, 15(1), Article e091248. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-091248

Objectives To assess the feasibility of an intervention of midwifery support for antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) to prevent postnatal urinary incontinence (UI). Design Feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Clusters... Read More about Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster trial.

Correspondence on “Implementing palliative care in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and mapping of knowledge to the implementation research logic model” Authors’ reply (2025)
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Meddick-Dyson, S. A., Pattison, N. A., Boland, J. W., Pearson, M., & Murtagh, F. E. (2025). Correspondence on “Implementing palliative care in the intensive care unit: a systematic review and mapping of knowledge to the implementation research logic model” Authors’ reply. Intensive care medicine, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-025-07849-6

Fan therapy for breathlessness - how do you do it and why? (2025)
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Luckett, T., Roberts, M., & Swan, F. (2025). Fan therapy for breathlessness - how do you do it and why?. Current opinion in supportive and palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1097/SPC.0000000000000752

Purpose of the review This review summarises high-level evidence for fan therapy and adds a commentary on the relatively-neglected question of how to optimise benefits based on qualitative evidence, clinical experience and broader research and theory... Read More about Fan therapy for breathlessness - how do you do it and why?.

Involving Patients and the Public in Cancer Associated Thrombosis Research: a strategy for success. (2024)
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Edwards, M., Seddon, K., Baddeley, E., Ording, A. G., Pearson, M., Mahe, I., Mooijaart, S., Klok, F. A., Noble, S. I., & on behalf of the SERENITY consortium. (2025). Involving Patients and the Public in Cancer Associated Thrombosis Research: a strategy for success. Thrombosis journal, 18, Article 100196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tru.2024.100196

The role of public involvement (PI) in biomedical research has never been greater, with accumulating evidence demonstrating its ability to improve the quality of research and the likelihood of translating findings into clinical practice. As the deman... Read More about Involving Patients and the Public in Cancer Associated Thrombosis Research: a strategy for success..