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Uncertainty in serious illness: A national interdisciplinary consensus exercise to identify clinical research priorities by Etkind, Simon N, Barclay, Stephen, Spathis, Anna, Hopkins, Sarah A, Bowers, Ben, Koffman, Jonathan

“…Serious illness is characterised by uncertainty, particularly in older age groups. Uncertainty may be experienced by patients, family carers, and health…”
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A critical interpretive synthesis of the lived experiences and health and patient-reported outcomes of people living with COPD who isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic by Swain, Rose, Forsyth, Faye, Bowers, Ben, Early, Frances, Kuhn, Isla, Shrivastva, Sagar, Tufnell, Rachel, Fuld, Jonathan

“…To determine the lived experiences of people with COPD who isolated at home during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and explore how these…”
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Implementing patient-centred outcome measures in palliative care clinical practice for adults (IMPCOM): Protocol for an update systematic review of facilitators and barriers [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Antunes, Bárbara, Barclay, Stephen, Kuhn, Isla, Eagar, Kathy, Bausewein, Claudia, Murtagh, Fliss, Etkind, Simon, Bowers, Ben, Dixon, Sarah, Lovick, Roberta, Harding, Richard, Higginson, Irene, Shokraneh, Farhad

“…Background: Despite the development of patient-centred or patient-reported outcome measures (PCOMs or PROMs) in palliative and end-of-life care over recent…”
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P37 Behavioural factors of poor sleep in a University student population by Morley, Alice, Wang, Poh, Noordeen, Suleyman, Chen, Civia, Oulton, Charles, Yu, Yizhou, Duad, Humairaa, Zarin, Samia, Ndoro, Ellen, Umaymah Mansoor, Browne, George, Bowers, Ben, Sloma, Gabriela, Cusack, Ben, Anah Karim, Brioni Chin Yu Leung, Chen, Shin, Yue, Yihan, Yang, Wantang

“…Introduction Sleep disturbance among students has become a growing concern because of its adverse effects on cognitive function, mental health, and quality of…”
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Providing effective support for patients facing disfiguring surgery by Bowers, Ben

“…Surgery for head and neck cancer can leave patients with obvious facial disfigurements. Some individuals adjust remarkably well to their altered appearance and…”
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‘Just in case’ medicine at the end of life: what nurses need to know: Anticipatory medicines can cause distress as well as bring reassurance and relief. Find out how to optimise their use by Bowers, Ben

“…The complexities of making available anticipatory medications for people nearing the end of life at home are highlighted in our new research. The findings have…”
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‘Just in case’ medicine at the end of life: what nurses need to know by Bowers, Ben

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‘Just in case’ medicines for end of life care by Bowers, Ben

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‘Just in case’ medicines for end of life care: Anticipatory medicines can cause distress – so a study has useful pointers for how nurses can optimise their use by Bowers, Ben

“…The complexities of making available anticipatory medications for people nearing the end of life at home are highlighted in our new research. The findings have…”
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Managing ‘just in case’ medicines at end of life by Bowers, Ben

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Managing ‘just in case’ medicines at end of life: Anticipatory medicines can cause distress as well as offer relief, but a study has tips for optimising their use by Bowers, Ben

“…The complexities of making anticipatory medications available for people nearing the end of life at home are highlighted in our new research. The findings have…”
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Administration of end-of-life drugs by family caregivers during covid-19 pandemic by Bowers, Ben, Pollock, Kristian, Barclay, Stephen

“…Doing this safely needs training, support, and careful prescribing…”
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Simultaneously reassuring and unsettling: a longitudinal qualitative study of community anticipatory medication prescribing for older patients by Bowers, Ben, Pollock, Kristian, Barclay, Stephen

“…The prescription of injectable anticipatory medications is widely accepted by clinicians to be key in facilitating effective last-days-of-life symptom control…”
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Managing medication at the end of life: supporting family carers by Bowers, Ben, Wilson, Eleanor

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Commentary: Unlocking intuition and expertise: using interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore clinical decision making by Bowers, Ben

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Building a community nursing research community of practice by Bowers, Ben, Evans, Catherine

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Unwelcome memento mori or best clinical practice? Community end of life anticipatory medication prescribing practice: A mixed methods observational study by Bowers, Ben, Pollock, Kristian, Barclay, Stephen

“…Background: Anticipatory medications are injectable drugs prescribed ahead of possible need for administration if distressing symptoms arise in the final days…”
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Is end-of-life anticipatory prescribing always enough? by Bowers, Ben, Howard, Paul, Madden, Bella, Pollock, Kristian, Barclay, Stephen

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A qualitative study of community nurses’ decision‐making around the anticipatory prescribing of end‐of‐life medications by Bowers, Ben, Redsell, Sarah A

“…Aims The aim of this study was to explore community nurses’ decision‐making processes around the prescribing of anticipatory medications for people who are…”
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Recognising metastatic spinal cord compression by Bowers, Ben

“…Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a potentially life changing oncological emergency. Neurological function and quality of life can be preserved if…”
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