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A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty (2023)
Journal Article
Murtagh, F. E., Okoeki, M., Ukoha-kalu, B. O., Khamis, A., Clark, J., Boland, J. W., …Johnson, M. J. (2023). A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-03727-2

Background Integrated care may improve outcomes for older people living with frailty. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of a new, anticipatory, multidisciplinary care service in improving the wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) of older people li... Read More about A non-randomised controlled study to assess the effectiveness of a new proactive multidisciplinary care intervention for older people living with frailty.

Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness (2022)
Journal Article
Clark, J., Chang, S., Kinchin, I., Ferreira, D., Kochovska, S., Morgan, D., …Currow, D. C. (2022). Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22(1), Article 93. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01861-y

Background: Not being able to work has negative health, social and financial consequences. Persisting breathlessness is prevalent in working-aged people. Is it associated with lower workforce participation? This study, using the South Australian Heal... Read More about Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness.

A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study (2021)
Journal Article
Clark, J., Amoakwa, E., Wright-Hughes, A., Blenkinsopp, J., Currow, D. C., Meads, D., …Johnson, M. (2021). A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study. PLoS ONE, 16(1), Article e0245647. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245647

Background People with cancer often have unidentified symptoms and social care needs. The Needs Assessment Tool-Cancer (NAT-C) is a validated, structured method of assessing patient/ carer concerns and prompting action, to address unmet need. Aims As... Read More about A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for adult Cancer patients and their carers (NAT-C) in primary care: A feasibility study.

Does the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) sufficiently prioritise enablement of access to therapeutic opioids? A systematic critical analysis of six INCB annual reports, 1968-2018 (2020)
Journal Article
Clark, J. D., Johnson, M., Fabowale, B., Farrelly, M., & Currow, D. (in press). Does the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) sufficiently prioritise enablement of access to therapeutic opioids? A systematic critical analysis of six INCB annual reports, 1968-2018. Journal of Global Health Reports, 4, Article e2020042

Background The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) has overseen international drug control since 1968 with the dual remit of restricting illicit production and use of controlled substances, whilst enabling access for clinical purposes. Two... Read More about Does the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) sufficiently prioritise enablement of access to therapeutic opioids? A systematic critical analysis of six INCB annual reports, 1968-2018.

A life or “good death” situation? A worldwide ecological study of the national contexts of countries that have and have not implemented palliative care (2018)
Journal Article
Clark, J., Barnes, A., Campbell, M., & Gardiner, C. (2019). A life or “good death” situation? A worldwide ecological study of the national contexts of countries that have and have not implemented palliative care. Journal of pain and symptom management, 57(4), 793-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.12.007

Context: Palliative care advocates argue that service implementation is feasible in all settings. Yet, services have developed patchily in low- and middle-income settings. Beyond Human Development Index indicators, there has been limited engagement w... Read More about A life or “good death” situation? A worldwide ecological study of the national contexts of countries that have and have not implemented palliative care.

Reframing global palliative care advocacy for the sustainable development goal era: A qualitative study of the views of international palliative care experts (2018)
Journal Article
Clark, J., Barnes, A., & Gardiner, C. (2018). Reframing global palliative care advocacy for the sustainable development goal era: A qualitative study of the views of international palliative care experts. Journal of pain and symptom management, 56(3), 363-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.06.009

Context The World Health Assembly Palliative Care Resolution in 2014 and the inclusion of palliative care within the sustainable development goals raised optimism that palliative care would no longer be a peripheral aspect of global health. However,... Read More about Reframing global palliative care advocacy for the sustainable development goal era: A qualitative study of the views of international palliative care experts.