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“How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer (2019)
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Simmons, C., McMillan, D. C., Tuck, S., Graham, C., McKeown, A., Bennett, M., …Durrani. (2019). “How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Oncologist, 24(9), e960-e967. https://doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0474

© AlphaMed Press 2019 Background: The optimal prognostic factors in patients with advanced cancer are not known, as a comparison of these is lacking. The aim of the present study was to determine the optimal prognostic factors by comparing validated... Read More about “How Long Have I Got?”—A Prospective Cohort Study Comparing Validated Prognostic Factors for Use in Patients with Advanced Cancer.

Bleedthrough: The Two-Way Traffic between Popular Historiography and Fiction (2019)
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Gilchrist, M. (2019). Bleedthrough: The Two-Way Traffic between Popular Historiography and Fiction. Journal of historical fictions, 2(1), 18-44

While historical fiction is dependent on historiography, it can exert a powerful hold on authors of non-fiction and their depictions of the past, especially at popular level. Case-studies of characters from the Crusades (Conrad of Montferrat) and the... Read More about Bleedthrough: The Two-Way Traffic between Popular Historiography and Fiction.

Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of Universal Health Coverage (2019)
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Yao, Q., Walker, R., Walker, R. C., Vachharajani, T., Tungsanga, K., Trask, M., …Murtagh, F. (2019). Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of Universal Health Coverage. Kidney International, 95(4), S1-S33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2018.12.005

The global nephrology community recognizes the need for a cohesive strategy to address the growing problem of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). In March 2018, the International Society of Nephrology hosted a summit on integrated ESKD care, including 9... Read More about Increasing access to integrated ESKD care as part of Universal Health Coverage.

Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care (2019)
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Spruit, M. A., Rochester, C. L., Pitta, F., Kenn, K., Schols, A. M., Hart, N., …Franssen, F. M. E. (2019). Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care. Thorax, 74(7), 693-699. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2018-212044

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. The CIRO Academy in Horn (the Netherlands) organised a 2-day meeting to present and discuss the studies published in 2017 pertaining to key p... Read More about Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, respiratory failure and palliative respiratory care.

Rural-urban disparities in total physical activity, body composition, and related health indicators: An Atlantic PATH study (2019)
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Forbes, C. C., Yu, Z. M., Cui, Y., DeClercq, V., Grandy, S. A., Parker, L., …Keats, M. R. (2020). Rural-urban disparities in total physical activity, body composition, and related health indicators: An Atlantic PATH study. Journal of Rural Health, 36(1), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12363

Purpose: To describe and compare the sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of urban and rural residents in Atlantic Canada. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of baseline data from the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health cohort were co... Read More about Rural-urban disparities in total physical activity, body composition, and related health indicators: An Atlantic PATH study.

Airflow relieves chronic breathlessness in people with advanced disease: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analyses (2019)
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Swan, F., Newey, A., Bland, M., Allgar, V., Booth, S., Bausewein, C., …Johnson, M. (2019). Airflow relieves chronic breathlessness in people with advanced disease: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analyses. Palliative medicine, 33(6), 618-633. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319835393

Background: Chronic breathlessness is a neglected symptom of advanced diseases. Aim: To examine the effect of airflow for chronic breathlessness relief. Design: Exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: Medline, CINAHL, AMED and... Read More about Airflow relieves chronic breathlessness in people with advanced disease: an exploratory systematic review and meta-analyses.

Delirium management by palliative medicine specialists: a survey from the association for palliative medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
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Boland, J. W., Kabir, M., Bush, S. H., Spiller, J. A., Johnson, M. J., Agar, M., & Lawlor, P. (in press). Delirium management by palliative medicine specialists: a survey from the association for palliative medicine of Great Britain and Ireland. BMJ supportive & palliative care, bmjspcare-2018-001586. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001586

Objectives Delirium is common in palliative care settings. Management includes detection, treatment of cause(s), non-pharmacological interventions and family support; strategies which are supported with varying levels of evidence. Emerging evidence s... Read More about Delirium management by palliative medicine specialists: a survey from the association for palliative medicine of Great Britain and Ireland.

Optimising feedback for early career professionals: a scoping review and new framework (2019)
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Mattick, K., Brennan, N., Briscoe, S., Papoutsi, C., & Pearson, M. (2019). Optimising feedback for early career professionals: a scoping review and new framework. Medical Education, 53(4), 355-368. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13794

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education Context: Meta-analyses have shown that feedback can be a powerful intervention to increase learning and performance but there is significant variability in impact.... Read More about Optimising feedback for early career professionals: a scoping review and new framework.

Parental life-limiting illness: What do we tell the children? (2019)
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Fearnley, R., & Boland, J. W. (2019). Parental life-limiting illness: What do we tell the children?. Healthcare, 7(1), 47. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare7010047

Being diagnosed with and having a life-limiting illness is a stressful experience which is compounded when the patient has dependent children. An important aspect of the patient’s psychosocial care should include recognition that their children are a... Read More about Parental life-limiting illness: What do we tell the children?.

Patients’ views on care and their association with outcomes in palliative care (2019)
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Pinto, C., Firth, A. M., Groeneveld, E. I., Guo, P., Sykes, N., & Murtagh, F. E. (2019). Patients’ views on care and their association with outcomes in palliative care. Palliative medicine, 33(4), 467-469. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319831383

When patients face advanced illness, their experience of care is especially important. In palliative care, we often rely on the accounts of bereaved relatives to report the quality of end-of-life care, and there are no validated patient-reported meas... Read More about Patients’ views on care and their association with outcomes in palliative care.

The hand-held fan and the Calming Hand for people with chronic breathlessness: a feasibility trial (2019)
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Swan, F., English, A., Allgar, V., Hart, S. P., & Johnson, M. J. (2019). The hand-held fan and the Calming Hand for people with chronic breathlessness: a feasibility trial. Journal of pain and symptom management, 57(6), 1051-1061.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.02.017

Context: The battery-operated hand-held fan (“fan”)and the Calming Hand (CH), a cognitive strategy, are interventions used in clinical practice to relieve chronic breathlessness. Objective: To test the feasibility of a Phase III randomized controlled... Read More about The hand-held fan and the Calming Hand for people with chronic breathlessness: a feasibility trial.

How can training in care of the dying be improved? (2019)
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Gajebasia, S., Pearce, J., Redman, M., Johnson, M., & Finn, G. (2019). How can training in care of the dying be improved?. Clinical Teacher, 16(6), 610-614. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.12999

Background: Care of the dying patient is an intrinsic part of the role of Foundation Year doctors (FYs). This study aimed to explore FYs’ experiences of training and their perceived training needs for their role in care of the dying. Care of the dyin... Read More about How can training in care of the dying be improved?.

Haematology nurses' perspectives of their patients' places of care and death: a UK qualitative interview study (2019)
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McCaughan, D., Roman, E., Smith, A. G., Garry, A. C., Johnson, M. J., Patmore, R. D., …Howell, D. A. (2019). Haematology nurses' perspectives of their patients' places of care and death: a UK qualitative interview study. European journal of oncology nursing, 39, 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2019.02.003

Purpose: Patients with haematological malignancies are more likely to die in hospital, and less likely to access palliative care than people with other cancers, though the reasons for this are not well understood. The purpose of our study was to expl... Read More about Haematology nurses' perspectives of their patients' places of care and death: a UK qualitative interview study.

The views and experiences of older people with conservatively managed renal failure: A qualitative study of communication, information and decision-making (2019)
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Selman, L. E., Bristowe, K., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. M. (2019). The views and experiences of older people with conservatively managed renal failure: A qualitative study of communication, information and decision-making. BMC Nephrology, 20(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1230-4

Background: Older people with advanced kidney disease require information and support from clinicians when deciding whether to have dialysis or conservative (non-dialysis) care. There is evidence that communication practices, information provision an... Read More about The views and experiences of older people with conservatively managed renal failure: A qualitative study of communication, information and decision-making.

Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study (2019)
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White, C., Noble, S. I. R., Watson, M., Swan, F., Allgar, V. L., Napier, E., …Johnson, M. J. (2019). Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study. The Lancet Haematology, 6(2), e79-e88. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026%2818%2930215-1

© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Background: The prevalence of deep venous thrombosis in patients with advanced cancer is unconfirmed and it is unknown whether current i... Read More about Prevalence, symptom burden, and natural history of deep vein thrombosis in people with advanced cancer in specialist palliative care units (HIDDen): a prospective longitudinal observational study.

Twelve tips for developing palliative care teaching in an undergraduate curriculum for medical students (2019)
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Boland, J. W., Barclay, S., & Gibbins, J. (2019). Twelve tips for developing palliative care teaching in an undergraduate curriculum for medical students. Medical Teacher, 41(12), 1359-1365. https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1533243

Palliative care is the holistic care of patients with advanced, progressive incurable illness. Palliative care is well recognized as an essential component of medical student curricula. However, teaching is variable within medical schools. Using curr... Read More about Twelve tips for developing palliative care teaching in an undergraduate curriculum for medical students.

Time intervals from first symptom to diagnosis for head and neck cancers: An analysis of linked patient reports and medical records from the UK (2019)
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Allgar, V. L., Oliver, S. E., Chen, H., Oviasu, O., Johnson, M. J., & Macleod, U. (2019). Time intervals from first symptom to diagnosis for head and neck cancers: An analysis of linked patient reports and medical records from the UK. Cancer epidemiology, 59, 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2019.01.008

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Background: England has significantly higher mortality risks due to Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) compared with other European countries. Early diagnosis is important as it is likely to increase early-stage diagnosis and improve surv... Read More about Time intervals from first symptom to diagnosis for head and neck cancers: An analysis of linked patient reports and medical records from the UK.