All Outputs (44)

Development of a patient-reported palliative care-specific health classification system: the POS-E (2017)
Journal Article
Murtagh, F. E. M., Murtagh, F. E., Dzingina, M., Higginson, I. J., McCrone, P., & Murtagh, F. (2017). Development of a patient-reported palliative care-specific health classification system: the POS-E. Patient, 10(3), 353-365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-017-0224-1

Background Generic preference-based measures are commonly used to estimate quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) to inform resource-allocation decisions. However, concerns have been raised that generic measures may be inappropriate in palliative care.... Read More about Development of a patient-reported palliative care-specific health classification system: the POS-E.

Funding models in palliative care: lessons from international experience (2017)
Journal Article
Groeneveld, E. I., Cassel, J. B., Murtagh, F. E., Merino, T. G. B., Murtagh, F. E., Csikos, A., Haugen, D. F., Merino, T. G.-B., Swetenhaml, K., Furst, C. J., Groeneveld, E. I., Cassel, J. B., Bausewein, C., Csikós, Á., Krajnik, M., Ryan, K., Haugen, D. F., Eychmueller, S., Keller, H. G., Allan, S., …Murtagh, F. E. M. (2017). Funding models in palliative care: lessons from international experience. Palliative medicine, 31(4), 296-305. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216316689015

Background: Funding models influence provision and development of palliative care services. As palliative care integrates into mainstream health care provision, opportunities to develop funding mechanisms arise. However, little has been reported on w... Read More about Funding models in palliative care: lessons from international experience.

Opportunities, challenges and concerns for the implementation and uptake of pelvic floor muscle assessment and exercises during the childbearing years: Protocol for a critical interpretive synthesis (2017)
Journal Article
Salmon, V. E., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., Jarvie, R., Dean, S., Oborn, E., Bayliss, S. E., Bick, D., Davenport, C., Ismail, K. M., MacArthur, C., & Pearson, M. (2017). Opportunities, challenges and concerns for the implementation and uptake of pelvic floor muscle assessment and exercises during the childbearing years: Protocol for a critical interpretive synthesis. Systematic reviews, 6(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0420-z

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Pregnancy and childbirth are important risk factors for urinary incontinence (UI) in women. Pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) are effective for prevention of UI. Guidelines for the management of UI recommend offer... Read More about Opportunities, challenges and concerns for the implementation and uptake of pelvic floor muscle assessment and exercises during the childbearing years: Protocol for a critical interpretive synthesis.

Clinical decision making in the recognition of dying: a qualitative interview study (2017)
Journal Article
Taylor, P., Dowding, D., & Johnson, M. (2017). Clinical decision making in the recognition of dying: a qualitative interview study. BMC Palliative Care, 16(11), Article ARTN 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-016-0179-3

Background: Recognising dying is an essential clinical skill for general and palliative care professionals alike. Despite the high importance, both identification and good clinical care of the dying patient remains extremely difficult and often contr... Read More about Clinical decision making in the recognition of dying: a qualitative interview study.