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Coping with terminal illness: The experience of attending specialist palliative day care (2010)
Journal Article
Bradley, S. E., Frizelle, D., & Johnson, M. (2010). Coping with terminal illness: The experience of attending specialist palliative day care. Journal of palliative medicine, 13(10), 1211-1218. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2010.0131

Background: The provision of supportive and palliative care for people with life-shortening illness has been emphasized throughout Department of Health and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) cancer guidance. However, the question of whe... Read More about Coping with terminal illness: The experience of attending specialist palliative day care.

A randomised trial of high vs low intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung disease: A feasibility study (2010)
Journal Article
Barton, R., English, A., Nabb, S., Rigby, A. S., & Johnson, M. J. (2010). A randomised trial of high vs low intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung disease: A feasibility study. Lung Cancer, 70(3), 313-319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lungcan.2010.03.007

Background: Breathlessness remains a refractory symptom in malignant lung disease. Breathing training is an effective, non-pharmacological intervention but it is unclear how this should be delivered. This feasibility study aimed to assess recruitment... Read More about A randomised trial of high vs low intensity training in breathing techniques for breathless patients with malignant lung disease: A feasibility study.

Measurement of breathlessness in clinical trials in patients with chronic heart failure: the need for a standardized approach: a systematic review (2010)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., Oxberry, S. G., Cleland, J. G., & Clark, A. L. (2010). Measurement of breathlessness in clinical trials in patients with chronic heart failure: the need for a standardized approach: a systematic review. European journal of heart failure, 12(2), 137-147. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfp194

AIMS: Chronic breathlessness is a major symptom for patients with compensated chronic heart failure (CHF) and its impact is different to the breathlessness resulting from pulmonary oedema. This systematic review aims to establish which tools have bee... Read More about Measurement of breathlessness in clinical trials in patients with chronic heart failure: the need for a standardized approach: a systematic review.