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An integrated understanding of the complex drivers of emergency presentations and admissions in cancer patients: qualitative modelling of secondary-care health professionals’ experiences and views (2019)
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Chen, H., Walabyeki, J., Johnson, M., Boland, E., Seymour, J., & Macleod, U. (2019). An integrated understanding of the complex drivers of emergency presentations and admissions in cancer patients: qualitative modelling of secondary-care health professionals’ experiences and views. PLoS ONE, 14(5), Article e0216430. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216430

The number of cancer-related emergency presentations and admissions has been steadily increasing in the UK. Drivers of this phenomenon are complex, multifactorial and interlinked. The main objective of this study was to understand the complexity of e... Read More about An integrated understanding of the complex drivers of emergency presentations and admissions in cancer patients: qualitative modelling of secondary-care health professionals’ experiences and views.

A longitudinal cohort study of symptoms and other concerns among Nigerian people with stages 3–5 chronic kidney diseases: study protocol (2019)
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Olagunju, A. T., Fadipe, B., Buraimoh, R. W., Ale, O. K., Umeizudike, T. I., Ogbolu, R. E., Buyinza, N., Bayuo, J., Mutedzi, B., Nkhoma, K., Namisango, E., Bristowe, K., Yi, D., Downing, J., Aina, O. F., Adeyemi, J. D., Murtagh, F. E., & Harding, R. (2019). A longitudinal cohort study of symptoms and other concerns among Nigerian people with stages 3–5 chronic kidney diseases: study protocol. Annals of palliative medicine, 8(2), 190-198. https://doi.org/10.21037/apm.2018.10.03

Background: The burden of symptoms and other concerns in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is known to be high, adversely affecting the quality of life of the growing number of those with this condition in developing countries. In this paper, we describe... Read More about A longitudinal cohort study of symptoms and other concerns among Nigerian people with stages 3–5 chronic kidney diseases: study protocol.

Socioeconomic position and use of health care in the last year of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)
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Davies, J. M., Sleeman, K. E., Leniz, J., Wilson, R., Higginson, I. J., Verne, J., Maddocks, M., & Murtagh, F. E. (2019). Socioeconomic position and use of health care in the last year of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine, 16(4), Article e1002782. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002782

BACKGROUND: Low socioeconomic position (SEP) is recognized as a risk factor for worse health outcomes. How socioeconomic factors influence end-of-life care, and the magnitude of their effect, is not understood. This review aimed to synthesise and qua... Read More about Socioeconomic position and use of health care in the last year of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The roles of dispositional coping style and social support in helping people with respiratory disease cope with a breathlessness crisis (2019)
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Johnson, M., Garcia, M. V., Luckett, T., Hutchinson, A., Lal, S., & Phillips, J. (2019). The roles of dispositional coping style and social support in helping people with respiratory disease cope with a breathlessness crisis. Journal of advanced nursing, 75(9), 1953-1965. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14039

Aim: To explore the role of coping moderators in self-management of breathlessness crises by people with advanced respiratory disease. Design: A secondary analysis of semi-structured interview data. Methods: Interviews with patients who had advanced... Read More about The roles of dispositional coping style and social support in helping people with respiratory disease cope with a breathlessness crisis.

“How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer (2019)
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Simmons, C., McMillan, D. C., Tuck, S., Graham, C., McKeown, A., Bennett, M., O'Neill, C., Wilcock, A., Usborne, C., Fearon, K. C., Fallon, M., Laird, B. J., Lingesan, G., Franks, A., Chaitanya, V., Chauhan, A., Stuart, N., Ross, C., Isherwood, R., Johnson, M., …Durrani. (2019). “How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist, 24(9), e960-e967. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0474

© AlphaMed Press 2019 Background: The optimal prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer are not known, as a comparison of these is lacking. The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal prognostic factors by comparing validated... Read More about “How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Bleedthrough: The Two-Way Traffic between Popular Historiography and Fiction (2019)
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Gilchrist, M. (2019). Bleedthrough: The Two-Way Traffic between Popular Historiography and Fiction. Journal of historical fictions, 2(1), 18-44

While historical fiction is dependent on historiography, it can exert a powerful hold on authors of non-fiction and their depictions of the past, especially at popular level. Case-studies of characters from the Crusades (Conrad of Montferrat) and the... Read More about Bleedthrough: The Two-Way Traffic between Popular Historiography and Fiction.

Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of Universal Health Coverage (2019)
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Yao, Q., Walker, R., Walker, R. C., Vachharajani, T., Tungsanga, K., Trask, M., Tesar, V., Tchokhonelidze, I., Schneditz, D., Saleh, A., Sahay, M., Rondeau, E., Richards, M., Rashid, H. U., Rahman, M., Perl, J., Ossareh, S., Obrador, G. T., Niang, A., Nangaku, M., …Murtagh, F. (2019). Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of Universal Health Coverage. Kidney International, 95(4), S1-S33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2018.12.005

The global nephrology community recognizes the need for a cohesive strategy to address the growing problem of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). In March 2018, the International Society of Nephrology hosted a summit on integrated ESKD care, including 9... Read More about Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of Universal Health Coverage.