All Outputs (316)

Can comprehensive specialised end-of-life care be provided at home? Lessons from a study of an innovative consultant-led community service in the UK (2014)
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Noble, B., King, N., Woolmore, A., Hughes, P., Winslow, M., Melvin, J., …Bath, P. A. (2015). Can comprehensive specialised end-of-life care be provided at home? Lessons from a study of an innovative consultant-led community service in the UK. European Journal of Cancer Care, 24(2), 253-266. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12195

© 2014 The Authors. European Journal of Cancer Care published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The Midhurst Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Service (MMSPCS) is a UK, medical consultant-led, multidisciplinary team aiming to provide round-the-clock adv... Read More about Can comprehensive specialised end-of-life care be provided at home? Lessons from a study of an innovative consultant-led community service in the UK.

A multicenter randomized trial of the effects of exercise dose and type on psychosocial distress in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (2014)
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Courneya, K. S., McKenzie, D. C., Gelmon, K., Mackey, J. R., Reid, R. D., Yasui, Y., …Segal, R. J. (2014). A multicenter randomized trial of the effects of exercise dose and type on psychosocial distress in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 23(5), 857-864. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-1163

Background: Exercise may improve psychosocial distress in patients with cancer; however, few studies have examined the effects of different types or doses of exercise, or whether exercise effects are related to baseline depression levels. Methods: I... Read More about A multicenter randomized trial of the effects of exercise dose and type on psychosocial distress in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Effects of exercise dose and type on sleep quality in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A multicenter randomized trial (2014)
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Courneya, K. S., Segal, R. J., Mackey, J. R., Gelmon, K., Friedenreich, C. M., Yasui, Y., …McKenzie, D. C. (2014). Effects of exercise dose and type on sleep quality in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A multicenter randomized trial. Breast cancer research and treatment, 144(2), 361-369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-014-2883-0

To examine the effects of different doses and types of exercise on sleep quality in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. A multicenter trial in Canada randomized 301 breast cancer patients between 2008 and 2011 to thrice weekly, supervised... Read More about Effects of exercise dose and type on sleep quality in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: A multicenter randomized trial.

Clinically important differences in the intensity of chronic refractory breathlessness (2013)
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Johnson, M. J., Bland, J. M., Oxberry, S. G., Abernethy, A. P., & Currow, D. C. (2013). Clinically important differences in the intensity of chronic refractory breathlessness. Journal of pain and symptom management, 46(6), 957-963. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.011

Context: Clinically important differences in chronic refractory breathlessness are ill defined but important in clinical practice and trial design. Objectives: To estimate the clinical relevance of differences in breathlessness intensity using distri... Read More about Clinically important differences in the intensity of chronic refractory breathlessness.

A comparison of physical activity correlates across breast, prostate and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada (2013)
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Forbes, C. C., Blanchard, C. M., Mummery, W. K., & Courneya, K. S. (2014). A comparison of physical activity correlates across breast, prostate and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 22(4), 891-903. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-013-2045-7

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the medical, demographic and social cognitive correlates of physical activity (PA) in breast (BCS), prostate (PCS) and colorectal (CRCS) cancer survivors. Methods: A stratified random sample of 2062 B... Read More about A comparison of physical activity correlates across breast, prostate and colorectal cancer survivors in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Effects of exercise dose and type during breast cancer chemotherapy: Multicenter randomized trial (2013)
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Courneya, K. S., McKenzie, D. C., Mackey, J. R., Gelmon, K., Friedenreich, C. M., Yasui, Y., …Segal, R. J. (2013). Effects of exercise dose and type during breast cancer chemotherapy: Multicenter randomized trial. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 105(23), 1821-1832. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt297

Background Exercise improves physical functioning and symptom management during breast cancer chemotherapy, but the effects of different doses and types of exercise are unknown. Methods A multicenter trial in Canada randomized 301 breast cancer pati... Read More about Effects of exercise dose and type during breast cancer chemotherapy: Multicenter randomized trial.

The ethics of distress: Toward a framework for determining the ethical acceptability of distressing health promotion advertising (2013)
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Whiting, D., & Brown, S. L. (2014). The ethics of distress: Toward a framework for determining the ethical acceptability of distressing health promotion advertising. International Journal of Psychology, 49(2), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12002

© 2014 International Union of Psychological Science. Distressing health promotion advertising involves the elicitation of negative emotion to increase the likelihood that health messages will stimulate audience members to adopt healthier behaviors. I... Read More about The ethics of distress: Toward a framework for determining the ethical acceptability of distressing health promotion advertising.

Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research—The challenges and opportunities (2013)
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Pearson, M., Monks, T., Gibson, A., Allen, M., Komashie, A., Fordyce, A., …Stein, K. (2013). Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research—The challenges and opportunities. Operations research for health care, 2(4), 86-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2013.09.001

Interest is growing internationally in the potential benefits of patient and public involvement (PPI) in research. In the United Kingdom (UK) health and social care services are now committed to involving patients and service users in the planning, d... Read More about Involving patients and the public in healthcare operational research—The challenges and opportunities.

Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program (2013)
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Courneya, K. S., Forbes, C. C., Trinh, L., Sellar, C. M., Friedenreich, C. M., & Reiman, T. (2013). Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program. Clinical Trials, 10(6), 959-966. https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774513495985

Background Participation in an exercise trial is a major commitment for cancer survivors, but few exercise trials have evaluated patient satisfaction with trial participation. Purpose To examine patient satisfaction with participation in the Healthy... Read More about Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program.

Evaluating medico-legal decisional competency criteria (2013)
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Whiting, D. (2015). Evaluating medico-legal decisional competency criteria. Health care analysis, 23(2), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-013-0258-z

In this paper I get clearer on the considerations that ought to inform the evaluation and development of medico-legal competency criteria-where this is taken to be a question regarding the abilities that ought to be needed for a patient to be found c... Read More about Evaluating medico-legal decisional competency criteria.

The pictor technique: A method for exploring the experience of collaborative working (2013)
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King, N., Bravington, A., Brooks, J., Hardy, B., Melvin, J., & Wilde, D. (2013). The pictor technique: A method for exploring the experience of collaborative working. Qualitative Health Research, 23(8), 1138-1152. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732313495326

Collaborative working is a crucial part of contemporary health and social care. Researching the experiences of those involved - as professionals, patients, or carers - is challenging, given the complexity of many cases and the taken-for-granted natur... Read More about The pictor technique: A method for exploring the experience of collaborative working.

Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources (2013)
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Boland, J., Owen, J., Ainscough, R., & Mahdi, H. (2014). Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources. BMJ supportive & palliative care, 4(2), 196-201. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000393

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common life-limiting illness with significant burden for patient and carer. Despite this, access to supportive and specialist palliative care is inconsistent and implementation of published good pract... Read More about Developing a service for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) within resources.

Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines (2012)
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Fuller, T., Pearson, M., Peters, J., & Anderson, R. (2012). Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines. BMJ open, 2(6), Article e002073. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002073

Introduction. Accurate and full reporting of evaluation of interventions in health research is needed for evidence synthesis and informed decision-making. Evidence suggests that biases and incomplete reporting affect the assessment of study validity... Read More about Evaluating the impact and use of Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs (TREND) reporting guidelines.

Implementing health promotion in schools: Protocol for a realist systematic review of research and experience in the United Kingdom (UK) (2012)
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Pearson, M., Chilton, R., Woods, H. B., Wyatt, K., Ford, T., Abraham, C., & Anderson, R. (2012). Implementing health promotion in schools: Protocol for a realist systematic review of research and experience in the United Kingdom (UK). Systematic reviews, 1(1), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-1-48

Background: School-based interventions and campaigns are used to promote health and address a wide variety of public health problems. Schools are considered to be key sites for the implementation of health promotion programmes for their potential to... Read More about Implementing health promotion in schools: Protocol for a realist systematic review of research and experience in the United Kingdom (UK).

The ethical decisions UK doctors make regarding advanced cancer patients at the end of life - the perceived (in) appropriateness of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A qualitative study (2012)
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Sheard, L., Prout, H., Dowding, D., Noble, S., Watt, I., Maraveyas, A., & Johnson, M. (2012). The ethical decisions UK doctors make regarding advanced cancer patients at the end of life - the perceived (in) appropriateness of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A qualitative study. BMC medical ethics, 13(22), Article ARTN 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6939-13-22

Background: Cancer patients are at risk of developing blood clots in their veins - venous thromboembolism (VTE) - which often takes the form of a pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis. The risk increases with advanced disease. Evidence based tre... Read More about The ethical decisions UK doctors make regarding advanced cancer patients at the end of life - the perceived (in) appropriateness of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism: A qualitative study.

Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps (2012)
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Oxberry, S. G., Bland, J. M., Clark, A. L., Cleland, J. G., & Johnson, M. (2012). Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps. American Heart Journal, 164(2), 229-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.003

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to determine the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for breathlessness due to chronic heart failure (CHF). BackgroundThe measurement of breathlessness is difficult because it is subjective and multifac... Read More about Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: every little helps.

Diagnosis and management of people with venous thromboembolism and advanced cancer: how do doctors decide? a qualitative study (2012)
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Johnson, M. J., Sheard, L., Maraveyas, A., Noble, S., Prout, H., Watt, I., & Dowding, D. (2012). Diagnosis and management of people with venous thromboembolism and advanced cancer: how do doctors decide? a qualitative study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 12(75), https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6947-12-75

Background: The treatment of cancer associated thrombosis (CAT) is well established, with level 1A evidence to support the recommendation of a low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) by daily injection for 3-6 months. However, registry data suggest compl... Read More about Diagnosis and management of people with venous thromboembolism and advanced cancer: how do doctors decide? a qualitative study.

Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK (2012)
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Kirkby-Geddes, E., King, N., & Bravington, A. (2013). Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 23(4), 271-285. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2118

Social capital has been widely advocated as a way of understanding and building community participation in the interest of health improvement. However, the concept as proposed by Putnam, has been criticised for presenting an overly romanticised accou... Read More about Social Capital and Community Group Participation: Examining 'Bridging' and 'Bonding' in the Context of a Healthy Living Centre in the UK.

A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments (2012)
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Courneya, K. S., Sellar, C. M., Trinh, L., Forbes, C. C., Stevinson, C., McNeely, M. L., …Reiman, T. (2012). A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 21(6), 887-894. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0075

Background: Patients with lymphoma experience sleep problems that may be managed with aerobic exercise but no previous study has examined this issue. Methods: We randomized 122 patients with lymphoma to usual care (n = 62) or 12 weeks of supervised... Read More about A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments.

The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study (2012)
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Lorenc, T., Pearson, M., Jamal, F., Cooper, C., & Garside, R. (2012). The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study. Research Synthesis Methods, 3(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1036

Systematic reviews of qualitative evidence have been widely used to provide information on the context and implementation of interventions, and their potential barriers and facilitators. However, such reviews face a number of methodological challenge... Read More about The role of systematic reviews of qualitative evidence in evaluating interventions: a case study.