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From programme theory to logic models for multispecialty community providers: a realist evidence synthesis (2018)
Journal Article
Sheaff, R., Brand, S. L., Lloyd, H., Wanner, A., Fornasiero, M., Briscoe, S., Valderas, J. M., Byng, R., & Pearson, M. (2018). From programme theory to logic models for multispecialty community providers: a realist evidence synthesis. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(24), 1-210. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06240

Background
The NHS policy of constructing multispecialty community providers (MCPs) rests on a complex set of assumptions about how health systems can replace hospital use with enhanced primary care for people with complex, chronic or multiple healt... Read More about From programme theory to logic models for multispecialty community providers: a realist evidence synthesis.

Survival among older adults with kidney failure is better in the first three years with chronic dialysis treatment than not (2018)
Journal Article
Tam-Tham, H., Quinn, R. R., Weaver, R. G., Zhang, J., Ravani, P., Liu, P., Thomas, C., King-Shier, K., Fruetel, K., James, M. T., Manns, B. J., Tonelli, M., Murtagh, F. E., & Hemmelgarn, B. R. (2018). Survival among older adults with kidney failure is better in the first three years with chronic dialysis treatment than not. Kidney International, 94(3), 582-588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2018.03.007

Comparisons of survival between dialysis and nondialysis care for older adults with kidney failure have been limited to those managed by nephrologists, and are vulnerable to lead and immortal time biases. So we compared time to all-cause mortality am... Read More about Survival among older adults with kidney failure is better in the first three years with chronic dialysis treatment than not.

Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A systematic literature review (2018)
Journal Article
Carvajalino, S., Reigada, C., Johnson, M. J., Dzingina, M., & Bajwah, S. (2018). Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A systematic literature review. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 18(1), Article 78. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-018-0651-3

© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Those affected by advanced fibrotic interstitial lung diseases have limited treatment options and in the terminal stages, the focus of care is on symptom management. However, quantitatively, little is known about sym... Read More about Symptom prevalence of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: A systematic literature review.

Validation of the dyspnea exertion scale of breathlessness in people with life-limiting illness (2018)
Journal Article
Sandberg, J., Johnson, M. J., Currow, D. C., & Ekström, M. (2018). Validation of the dyspnea exertion scale of breathlessness in people with life-limiting illness. Journal of pain and symptom management, 56(3), 430-435.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.05.002

Background
Although chronic breathlessness is common in life-limiting illnesses, validated feasible instruments to measure functional impact of the symptom in this population are scarce. We aimed to validate the Dyspnea Exertion Scale (DES) compared... Read More about Validation of the dyspnea exertion scale of breathlessness in people with life-limiting illness.

In silico (computed) modelling of doses and dosing regimens associated with morphine levels above international legal driving limits (2018)
Journal Article
Boland, J. W., Johnson, M., Ferreira, D., & Berry, D. J. (2018). In silico (computed) modelling of doses and dosing regimens associated with morphine levels above international legal driving limits. Palliative medicine, 32(7), 1222-1232. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318773956

Background:
Morphine can cause central nervous system side effects which impair driving skills. The legal blood morphine concentration limit for driving is 20 µg/L in France/Poland/Netherlands and 80 µg/L in England/Wales. There is no guidance as to... Read More about In silico (computed) modelling of doses and dosing regimens associated with morphine levels above international legal driving limits.

Taking patient and public involvement online: Qualitative evaluation of an online forum for palliative care and rehabilitation research (2018)
Journal Article
Brighton, L. J., Pask, S., Benalia, H., Bailey, S., Sumerfield, M., Witt, J., de Wolf-Linder, S., Etkind, S. N., Murtagh, F. E., Koffman, J., & Evans, C. J. (2018). Taking patient and public involvement online: Qualitative evaluation of an online forum for palliative care and rehabilitation research. Research Involvement and Engagement, 4(1), Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-018-0097-z

Background
Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is increasingly recognised as important. Most PPI activities take place face-to-face, yet this can be difficult for people with ill health or caring responsibilities, and may exclude people... Read More about Taking patient and public involvement online: Qualitative evaluation of an online forum for palliative care and rehabilitation research.

The feasibility of a randomised controlled trial to compare the cost-effectiveness of palliative cardiology or usual care in people with advanced heart failure: Two exploratory prospective cohorts (2018)
Journal Article
Johnson, M. J., McSkimming, P., McConnachie, A., Geue, C., Millerick, Y., Briggs, A., & Hogg, K. (2018). The feasibility of a randomised controlled trial to compare the cost-effectiveness of palliative cardiology or usual care in people with advanced heart failure: Two exploratory prospective cohorts. Palliative medicine, 32(6), 1133-1141. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318763225

© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. Background: The effectiveness of cardiology-led palliative care is unknown; we have insufficient information to conduct a full trial. Aim: To assess the feasibility (recruitment/retention, data quality, variability/sampl... Read More about The feasibility of a randomised controlled trial to compare the cost-effectiveness of palliative cardiology or usual care in people with advanced heart failure: Two exploratory prospective cohorts.

Emotion as the categorical basis for moral thought (2018)
Journal Article
Whiting, D. (2018). Emotion as the categorical basis for moral thought. Philosophical psychology, 31(4), 533-553. https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2018.1456653

© 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. I offer and develop an original answer to the question of whether emotion plays an important role in the formation of moral thought. In a nutshell, my answer will be that if motivational... Read More about Emotion as the categorical basis for moral thought.

Development and validation of a casemix classification to predict costs of specialist palliative care provision across inpatient hospice, hospital and community settings in the UK: a study protocol (2018)
Journal Article
Guo, P., Dzingina, M., Firth, A. M., Davies, J. M., Douiri, A., O'Brien, S. M., Pinto, C., Pask, S., Higginson, I. J., Eagar, K., & Murtagh, F. E. (2018). Development and validation of a casemix classification to predict costs of specialist palliative care provision across inpatient hospice, hospital and community settings in the UK: a study protocol. BMJ open, 8(3), e020071. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020071

Introduction Provision of palliative care is inequitable with wide variations across conditions and settings in the UK. Lack of a standard way to classify by case complexity is one of the principle obstacles to addressing this. We aim to develop and... Read More about Development and validation of a casemix classification to predict costs of specialist palliative care provision across inpatient hospice, hospital and community settings in the UK: a study protocol.

Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis (2018)
Journal Article
Etkind, S. N., Bone, A. E., Lovell, N., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (2018). Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66(5), 1031-1039. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15272

Objectives

To determine and explore the influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness and integrate our results into a model to guide practice and research.

Design

Systematic review using Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of S... Read More about Influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.

Setting "survivorship" in context : the role of everyday resources in adjusting to life after cancer treatment with curative intent (2018)
Thesis
Bravington, A. Setting "survivorship" in context : the role of everyday resources in adjusting to life after cancer treatment with curative intent. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221138

Background: The number of people living beyond cancer in the UK is rapidly increasing, and their supportive care needs are a pressing issue. Patients treated with curative intent move on to a self management pathway, which uses checklists to measure... Read More about Setting "survivorship" in context : the role of everyday resources in adjusting to life after cancer treatment with curative intent.

Interventions to improve antimicrobial prescribing of doctors in training (IMPACT): a realist review (2018)
Journal Article
Papoutsi, C., Mattick, K., Pearson, M., Brennan, N., Briscoe, S., & Wong, G. (2018). Interventions to improve antimicrobial prescribing of doctors in training (IMPACT): a realist review. Health Services and Delivery Research, 6(10), 1-136. https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr06100

This review identified a number of implications on how interventions can be developed to enable optimal tailoring, design and implementation of antimicrobial prescribing interventions targeted at doctors-in-training.

Cancer patients’ experiences of living with venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and qualitative thematic synthesis (2018)
Journal Article
Benelhaj, N. B., Hutchinson, A., Maraveyas, A. M., Seymour, J. D., Ilyas, M. W., & Johnson, M. J. (2018). Cancer patients’ experiences of living with venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and qualitative thematic synthesis. Palliative medicine, 32(5), 1010-1020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318757133

Background: Cancer-Associated thrombosis is common. Recommended treatment is daily injected low-molecular-weight heparin for 6months. Most studies focus on prophylaxis and treatment; few have explored patients’ experience.

Aims
To identify and sy... Read More about Cancer patients’ experiences of living with venous thromboembolism: A systematic review and qualitative thematic synthesis.

Palliative care specialists' perceptions concerning referral of haematology patients to their services: Findings from a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
McCaughan, D., Roman, E., Smith, A. G., Garry, A. C., Johnson, M. J., Patmore, R. D., Howard, M. R., & Howell, D. A. (2018). Palliative care specialists' perceptions concerning referral of haematology patients to their services: Findings from a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care, 17(1), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-018-0289-1

Background
Haematological malignancies (leukaemias, lymphomas and myeloma) are complex cancers that are relatively common, affect all ages and have divergent outcomes. Although the symptom burden of these diseases is comparable to other cancers, pati... Read More about Palliative care specialists' perceptions concerning referral of haematology patients to their services: Findings from a qualitative study.

Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (2018)
Journal Article
Kirkpatrick, T., Lennox, C., Taylor, R., Anderson, R., Maguire, M., Haddad, M., Michie, S., Owens, C., Durcan, G., Stirzaker, A., Henley, W., Stevenson, C., Carroll, L., Quinn, C., Brand, S. L., Harris, T., Stewart, A., Todd, R., Rybczynska-Bunt, S., Greer, R., …Byng, R. (2018). Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ open, 8(2), e017931. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017931

Introduction The ‘Engager’ programme is a ‘through-the-gate’ intervention designed to support prisoners with common mental health problems as they transition from prison back into the community. The trial will evaluate the clinical and cost-effective... Read More about Evaluation of a complex intervention (Engager) for prisoners with common mental health problems, near to and after release: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

A framework for complexity in palliative care: A qualitative study with patients, family carers and professionals (2018)
Journal Article
Pask, S., Pinto, C., Bristowe, K., van Vliet, L., Nicholson, C., Evans, C. J., George, R., Bailey, K., Davies, J. M., Guo, P., Daveson, B. A., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (2018). A framework for complexity in palliative care: A qualitative study with patients, family carers and professionals. Palliative medicine, 32(6), 1078-1090. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318757622

Background:
Palliative care patients are often described as complex but evidence on complexity is limited. We need to understand complexity, including at individual patient-level, to define specialist palliative care, characterise palliative care pop... Read More about A framework for complexity in palliative care: A qualitative study with patients, family carers and professionals.

Living with breathlessness: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis (2018)
Journal Article
Hutchinson, A., Barclay-Klingle, N., Galvin, K., & Johnson, M. J. (2018). Living with breathlessness: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis. European respiratory journal, 51(2), 1701477. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01477-2017

Question: What is the experience of people living with breathlessness due to medical conditions, those caring for and those treating them, with regard to quality of life and the nature of clinical interactions?
Methods: Electronic databases (Ovid MED... Read More about Living with breathlessness: a systematic literature review and qualitative synthesis.