Background Breathlessness is common in advanced cancer. The Breathlessness Intervention
Service (BIS) is a multi-disciplinary complex intervention theoretically underpinned by a …

Background: there is increasing interest in combining qualitative and quantitative research
methods to provide comprehensiveness and greater knowledge yield. Mixed methods are …

Background Breathlessness is the most common and intrusive symptom of advanced non-malignant
respiratory and cardiac conditions. The Breathlessness Intervention Service (BIS) is …

Objective: To evaluate the impact on place of death of a hospital at home service for palliative
care. Design: Pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Setting: Former Cambridge health …

The subjective nature of the experience of chronic breathlessness (dyspnoea) creates
challenges for patients who need to communicate its intensity, and for clinicians and researchers …

This study used a randomized controlled trial design to investigate the impact of hospice at
home (HAH) on caregiver bereavement outcome. Secondary analyses considered the …

Background Identifying and approaching eligible participants for recruitment to research
studies usually relies on healthcare professionals. This process is sometimes hampered by …

Objective:Self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important predictor of
survival alongside clinical variables and physicians' prediction. This study assessed whether …

Background: Informal carers provide the bulk of palliative home care. They largely rely on
general practitioners (GPs) and district nurses to support them in this role, yet little is known …

Background: older patients are less likely to receive palliative care than younger patients. As
patient and primary carer age correlate positively, patterns may be due to carer rather than …