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Study protocol for Care cOORDInatioN And sympTom managEment (COORDINATE) programme: a feasibility study.

Koirala, B Badawi, S Frost, S Ferguson, C Hager, DN Street, L Perrin, N Dennison Himmelfarb, C Davidson, P

INTRODUCTION: Sustainable approaches to support care coordination and symptom management needs of critically ill adults living with multimorbidity are needed to combat the challenges and complexity...

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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH RELATED TO GENREAL PHYSICIAN VISITS IN OLDER ADULTS LIVING WITH MULTIMORBIDITY

Benjasirisan, C Lim, A Liu, X Ogungbe, O Himmelfarb, CD Davidson, P Koirala, B

Abstract Multimorbidity- the presence of two or more chronic conditions- is a global concern and is commonly associated with aging. Multimorbidity re...

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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH MULTIMORBIDITY

Lim, A Benjasirisan, C Liu, X Ogungbe, O Himmelfarb, CD Davidson, P Koirala, B

Abstract Multimorbidity is prevalent in older adults and is related to various adverse health outcomes, including high emergency department (ED) visi...

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Australian population norms for health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D-5L, and relationships with sociodemographic characteristics.

Redwood, L Currow, D Kochovska, S Thomas, SJ

BACKGROUND: Measuring health related quality-of-life (HRQoL) of the general population is essential to establish a reference for health outcome evaluations. This study sought to establish EQ-5D-5L ...

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Longitudinal symptom profile of palliative care patients receiving a nurse-led end-of-life (PEACH) programme to support preference to die at home.

Agar, M Xuan, W Lee, J Barclay, G Oloffs, A Jobburn, K Harlum, J Maurya, N Chow, JSF

OBJECTIVES: Tailored models of home-based palliative care aimed to support death at home, should also ensure optimal symptom control. This study aimed to explore symptom occurrence and distress ove...

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Which breathlessness dimensions associate most strongly with fatigue?-The population-based VASCOL study of elderly men.

Cristea, L Olsson, M Sandberg, J Kochovska, S Currow, D Ekström, M

BACKGROUND: Breathlessness and fatigue are common symptoms in older people. We aimed to evaluate how different breathlessness dimensions (overall intensity, unpleasantness, sensory descriptors, emo...

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Views and experiences of opioid access amongst palliative care providers and public representatives in a low-resource setting: A qualitative interview study.

Clark, J Salins, N Daniel, S Currow, DC Jones, L Pearson, M Bunton, R Mankel, J Braithwaite, C Gilchrist, MM Johnson, MJ

Opioids (e.g. morphine) are affordable, effective interventions for cancer-related pain. However, equity of access to this key medication remains a global challenge, particularly in low- and middle...

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Factors important for health-related quality of life in men and women: The population based SCAPIS study.

Olsson, M Björkelund, AJ Sandberg, J Blomberg, A Börjesson, M Currow, D Malinovschi, A Sköld, M Wollmer, P Torén, K Östgren, C-J Engström, G Ekström, M

INTRODUCTION: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential for human wellbeing, influenced by a complex interplay of factors, and is reported lower in women than men. We aimed to evaluate wh...

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BREATHLEssness in INDIA (BREATHE-INDIA)-Study protocol for the co-design of a community breathlessness intervention in India using realist methods and intervention mapping.

Clark, J Salins, N Pearson, M Spathis, A Currow, DC Williams, S Johnson, M

BACKGROUND: Breathlessness that persists despite treatment of causal disease(s) is disabling, associated with high therapy-related costs and poor socioeconomic outcomes. Low resource countries bear...

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Mobile-Based Application Interventions to Enhance Cancer Control and Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

Donkor, A Ayitey, JA Adotey, PN Ofori, EO Kitson-Mills, D Vanderpuye, V Opoku, SY Luckett, T Agar, MR Engel-Hills, P

Objective: To identify and appraise mobile-based application (mAPP) interventions that have been used to support cancer control and care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: Four e...

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