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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., …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.

Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Meddick-Dyson, S. A., Boland, J. W., Pearson, M., Greenley, S., Gambe, R., Budding, J. R., & Murtagh, F. E. (2022). Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews, 11(1), Article 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02054-8

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity amongst palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their outcomes has meant that, even when found to be effective, translation of evidence into practice is hindered. Previous evidence reviews have sug... Read More about Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol.

Inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: palliative interventions outcomes-mixed-methods systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Patterson, M., Greenley, S., Ma, Y., Bullock, A., Curry, J., Smithson, J., …Johnson, M. J. (2022). Inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: palliative interventions outcomes-mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ supportive & palliative care, Article 003492. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2021-003492

Background: Parenteral nutrition (PN) and palliative venting gastrostomies (PVG) are two interventions used clinically to manage inoperable malignant bowel obstruction (MBO); however, little is known about their role in clinical and quality-of-life o... Read More about Inoperable malignant bowel obstruction: palliative interventions outcomes-mixed-methods systematic review.

Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process (2021)
Journal Article
Reedy, F., Pearson, M., Greenley, S., Clark, J., Currow, D. C., Bajwah, S., …Johnson, M. J. (in press). Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211032114

Background: In combination with non-pharmacological interventions, opioids may safely reduce chronic breathlessness in patients with severe illness. However, implementation in clinical practice varies. Aim: To synthesise the published literature rega... Read More about Professionals’, patients’ and families’ views on the use of opioids for chronic breathlessness: A systematic review using the framework method and pillar process.

Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Curry, J., Patterson, M., Greenley, S., Pearson, M., & Forbes, C. (in press). Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-021-06274-x

Purpose: To examine the evidence of the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of online supportive care interventions for people living with and beyond lung cancer (LWBLC). Methods: Studies were identified through searches of Medline, EM... Read More about Feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of online supportive care for individuals living with and beyond lung cancer: a systematic review.

Patient, family and carer experiences of nutritional screening: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Bullock, A., Greenley, S. L., Patterson, M. J., McKenzie, G. A. G., & Johnson, M. J. (2021). Patient, family and carer experiences of nutritional screening: a systematic review. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34(3), 595-603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12849

Background: Despite recommendations for nutritional risk screening of all inpatients, outpatients and care home residents, as well as work to assess clinician's experiences and the validity of tools, little attention has been paid to the experiences... Read More about Patient, family and carer experiences of nutritional screening: a systematic review.

Perceptions and experiences of laws and regulations governing access to opioids in South, Southeast, East and Central Asia: A systematic review, critical interpretative synthesis and development of a conceptual framework (2020)
Journal Article
Clark, J., Gnanapragasam, S., Greenley, S., Pearce, J., & Johnson, M. (in press). Perceptions and experiences of laws and regulations governing access to opioids in South, Southeast, East and Central Asia: A systematic review, critical interpretative synthesis and development of a conceptual framework. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320966505

© The Author(s) 2020. Background: Opioids are essential medicines. Despite international and national laws permitting availability, opioid access remains inadequate, particularly in South, Southeast, East and Central Asia. Aim: To review evidence of... Read More about Perceptions and experiences of laws and regulations governing access to opioids in South, Southeast, East and Central Asia: A systematic review, critical interpretative synthesis and development of a conceptual framework.

Implementation of geriatric assessment in oncology settings: A systematic realist review (2020)
Journal Article
McKenzie, G. A., Bullock, A. F., Greenley, S. L., Lind, M. J., Johnson, M. J., & Pearson, M. (2021). Implementation of geriatric assessment in oncology settings: A systematic realist review. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 12(1), 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2020.07.003

Older adults with cancer are more likely to have worse clinical outcomes than their younger counterparts, and shared decision-making can be difficult, due to both complexity from adverse ageing and under-representation in clinical trials. Geriatric a... Read More about Implementation of geriatric assessment in oncology settings: A systematic realist review.

Relationship between markers of malnutrition and clinical outcomes in older adults with cancer: systematic review, narrative synthesis and meta-analysis (2020)
Journal Article
Bullock, A. F., Greenley, S. L., McKenzie, G. A., Paton, L. W., & Johnson, M. J. (2020). Relationship between markers of malnutrition and clinical outcomes in older adults with cancer: systematic review, narrative synthesis and meta-analysis. European journal of clinical nutrition, 74, 1519–1535. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-020-0629-0

© 2020, The Author(s). Malnutrition predicts poorer clinical outcomes for people with cancer. Older adults with cancer are a complex, growing population at high risk of weight-losing conditions. A number of malnutrition screening tools exist, however... Read More about Relationship between markers of malnutrition and clinical outcomes in older adults with cancer: systematic review, narrative synthesis and meta-analysis.

Physical activity and nutrition interventions for older adults with cancer: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Forbes, C. C., Swan, F., Greenley, S. L., Lind, M., & Johnson, M. J. (2020). Physical activity and nutrition interventions for older adults with cancer: a systematic review. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 14(5), 689-711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-020-00883-x

Purpose: The aim of this review was to summarize the current literature for the effectiveness of activity and nutritional based interventions on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in older adults living with and beyond cancer (LWBC). Methods: We... Read More about Physical activity and nutrition interventions for older adults with cancer: a systematic review.