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Professor Fliss Murtagh's Outputs (13)

Exploring pathways to optimise care in malignant bowel obstruction (EPOC): Protocol for a three-phase critical realist approach to theory-led intervention development for shared decision-making (2024)
Journal Article
Bravington, A., Boland, J. W., Greenley, S., Lind, M., Murtagh, F. E., Patterson, M., Pearson, M., & Johnson, M. J. (2024). Exploring pathways to optimise care in malignant bowel obstruction (EPOC): Protocol for a three-phase critical realist approach to theory-led intervention development for shared decision-making. PLoS ONE, 19(1 January), Article e0294218. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294218

Introduction Malignant bowel obstruction is a distressing complication of cancer, causing pain, nausea and vomiting, and often has a poor prognosis. Severe and rapidly developing symptoms, a lack of robust clinical guidelines and the need for multidi... Read More about Exploring pathways to optimise care in malignant bowel obstruction (EPOC): Protocol for a three-phase critical realist approach to theory-led intervention development for shared decision-making.

Towards optimal use of antithrombotic therapy of people with cancer at the end of life: A research protocol for the development and implementation of the SERENITY shared decision support tool (2023)
Journal Article
Goedegebuur, J., Abbel, D., Accassat, S., Achterberg, W. P., Akbari, A., Arfuch, V. M., Baddeley, E., Bax, J. J., Becker, D., Bergmeijer, B., Bertoletti, L., Blom, J. W., Calvetti, A., Cannegieter, S. C., Castro, L., Chavannes, N. H., Coma-Auli, N., Couffignal, C., Edwards, A., Edwards, M., …Noble, S. I. (2023). Towards optimal use of antithrombotic therapy of people with cancer at the end of life: A research protocol for the development and implementation of the SERENITY shared decision support tool. Thrombosis Research, 228, 54-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2023.05.008

BACKGROUND: Even though antithrombotic therapy has probably little or even negative effects on the well-being of people with cancer during their last year of life, deprescribing antithrombotic therapy at the end of life is rare in practice. It is oft... Read More about Towards optimal use of antithrombotic therapy of people with cancer at the end of life: A research protocol for the development and implementation of the SERENITY shared decision support tool.

Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory (2023)
Thesis
Wray, A. Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4609487

Background: In the UK, 46,300 children are bereaved of a parent each year. We understand bereaved people need a supportive response from those around them. However, there is limited evidence to inform our understanding of this.
Aim: To explore how c... Read More about Exploring the experiences of support with parentally bereaved children and their surviving parents using constructivist grounded theory.

Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors (2022)
Journal Article
Wray, A., Pickwell-Smith, B., Greenley, S., Pask, S., Bamidele, O., Wright, B., Murtagh, F., & Boland, J. W. (2022). Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2022-003793

Background: Bereaved people need a supportive response from those around them. Knowing children's and surviving parents' needs following parental death is the first step to ensuring a supportive response. However, no systematic review has reported on... Read More about Parental death: a systematic review of support experiences and needs of children and parent survivors.

Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol (2022)
Journal Article
Meddick-Dyson, S. A., Boland, J. W., Pearson, M., Greenley, S., Gambe, R., Budding, J. R., & Murtagh, F. E. (2022). Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol. Systematic reviews, 11(1), Article 186. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02054-8

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneity amongst palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit (ICU) and their outcomes has meant that, even when found to be effective, translation of evidence into practice is hindered. Previous evidence reviews have sug... Read More about Implementation lessons learnt when trialling palliative care interventions in the intensive care unit: relationships between determinants, implementation strategies, and models of delivery-a systematic review protocol.

The assessment and management of unintentional weight loss associated with cachexia in a primary care setting: a mixed-methods study (2022)
Thesis
Nwulu, U. U. The assessment and management of unintentional weight loss associated with cachexia in a primary care setting: a mixed-methods study. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4420753

Introduction: Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is the main symptom of cachexia, a multifactorial syndrome associated with advanced disease. Other symptoms include loss of appetite and muscle weakness. UWL in older adults can be caused by many disease... Read More about The assessment and management of unintentional weight loss associated with cachexia in a primary care setting: a mixed-methods study.

Improving caring quality for people with dementia in nursing homes using IPOS-Dem: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Spichiger, F., Koppitz, A. L., De Wolf-Linder, S., Murtagh, F. E., Volken, T., & Larkin, P. (in press). Improving caring quality for people with dementia in nursing homes using IPOS-Dem: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial protocol. Journal of advanced nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14953

Aims: We aim to evaluate the effectiveness of the Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale for people with dementia-based case studies to improve the caring quality for people with dementia in nursing homes by frontline staff and family members. Back... Read More about Improving caring quality for people with dementia in nursing homes using IPOS-Dem: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial protocol.

Implementing person-centred outcome measures in palliative care: An exploratory qualitative study using Normalisation Process Theory to understand processes and context (2020)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, A., Santarelli, M., Mulderrig, M., Khamis, A., Sartain, K., Boland, J. W., Bennett, M. I., Johnson, M., Pearson, M., & Murtagh, F. E. (in press). Implementing person-centred outcome measures in palliative care: An exploratory qualitative study using Normalisation Process Theory to understand processes and context. Palliative medicine, https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216320972049

© The Author(s) 2020. Background: Despite evidence demonstrating the utility of using Person-Centred Outcome Measures within palliative care settings, implementing them into routine practice is challenging. Most research has described barriers to, wi... Read More about Implementing person-centred outcome measures in palliative care: An exploratory qualitative study using Normalisation Process Theory to understand processes and context.

The effects of opioids on cognition in older adults with cancer and chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Pask, S., Dell’Olio, M., Murtagh, F. E., & Boland, J. W. (2020). The effects of opioids on cognition in older adults with cancer and chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review. Journal of pain and symptom management, 59(4), 871-893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.10.022

Context
Opioids are prescribed to manage moderate to severe pain and can be used with older adults; however, they may lead to several adverse effects, including cognitive impairment.

Objective
To identify, appraise and synthesise evidence on i)... Read More about The effects of opioids on cognition in older adults with cancer and chronic non-cancer pain: A systematic review.

Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique (2019)
Journal Article
de Wolf-Linder, S., Dawkins, M., Wicks, F., Pask, S., Eagar, K., Evans, C. J., Higginson, I. J., & Murtagh, F. E. (in press). Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique. Palliative medicine, 026921631985415. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319854154

© The Author(s) 2019. Background: When capturing patient-level outcomes in palliative care, it is essential to identify which outcome domains are most important and focus efforts to capture these, in order to improve quality of care and minimise coll... Read More about Which outcome domains are important in palliative care and when? An international expert consensus workshop, using the nominal group technique.

Perspectives of patients, family caregivers and health professionals on the use of outcome measures in palliative care and lessons for implementation: a multi-method qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Pinto, C., Bristowe, K., Witt, J., Davies, J. M., de Wolf-Linder, S., Dawkins, M., Guo, P., Higginson, I. J., Daveson, B., & Murtagh, F. E. (2018). Perspectives of patients, family caregivers and health professionals on the use of outcome measures in palliative care and lessons for implementation: a multi-method qualitative study. Annals of palliative medicine, 7(s3), S137-S150. https://doi.org/10.21037/apm.2018.09.02

Background: Routine use of outcome measures in palliative care is recommended to demonstrate and improve quality of care. The use of outcome measures is relatively recent in UK specialist palliative care services and understanding their use in practi... Read More about Perspectives of patients, family caregivers and health professionals on the use of outcome measures in palliative care and lessons for implementation: a multi-method qualitative study.

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.

Social and clinical determinants of preferences and their achievement at the end of life: Prospective cohort study of older adults receiving palliative care in three countries (2017)
Journal Article
Higginson, I. J., Bennett, E., Daveson, B. A., Cooper, F., Morrison, R. S., Yi, D., de Wolf-Linder, S., Meier, D., Dzingina, M., Smith, M., Ellis-Smith, C., Ryan, K., Evans, C., McQuillan, R., Ferguson, T., Normand, C., Henson, L., Johnston, B. M., Murtagh, F. E., Kaler, P., …Wei, G. (2017). Social and clinical determinants of preferences and their achievement at the end of life: Prospective cohort study of older adults receiving palliative care in three countries. BMC Geriatrics, 17(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0648-4

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Achieving choice is proposed as a quality marker. But little is known about what influences preferences especially among older adults. We aimed to determine and compare, across three countries, factors associated wit... Read More about Social and clinical determinants of preferences and their achievement at the end of life: Prospective cohort study of older adults receiving palliative care in three countries.