This study
A journal article discussing the results can be found here: HELPing older people with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HELP-COPD): mixed-method feasibility pilot randomised controlled trial of a novel intervention
Some other relevant publications
- Nurmatov U, Buckingham S, Kendall M, Murray SA, White P, et al. (2012) Effectiveness of Holistic Interventions for People with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Systematic Review of Controlled Clinical Trials. PLoS ONE 7(10): e46433. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0046433
- Pinnock H. Managing the provision of palliative care for COPD patients. Respiratory Disease in Practice 2012; Vol 22: 8-11
- Pinnock H, Kendall M, Murray SA, Worth A, Levack P, Porter M, MacNee W & Sheikh A. Living and dying with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: multi-perspective longitudinal qualitative study. BMJ 2011;342:d142
- Pinnock H. End stage COPD. In COPD - pathology, treatment and organisation. (in Danish) Moll L, Lange P, Hellquist B (ed). Copenhagen: Munksgaard 2011
- McLean S, Nurmatov U, Liu J, Pagliari C, Car J, Sheikh A. Telehealthcare for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 2.Art. No.: CD007718
- Kendall M, Murray SA, Carduff E, Worth A, Harris F, Lloyd A, Cavers D, Grant L, Boyd K, Sheikh A. Use of multiperspective qualitative interviews to understand patients' and carers' beliefs, experiences, and needs. BMJ 2009;339:b4122
- Murray SA, Kendall M, Carduff E, Worth A, Harris FM, Lloyd A, Cavers D, Grant L, Sheikh A. Use of serial qualitative interviews to understand patients' evolving experiences and needs. BMJ 2009;339:b3702
- Pinnock H, Reid J. Palliative care for people with COPD. IPCRG Opinion 4: Aberdeen; IPCRG 2008
- Kendall M, Harris F, Boyd K, Sheikh A, Murray SA, Brown D, Mallinson I, Kearney N, Worth A. Key challenges and ways forward in researching the "good death": qualitative in-depth interview and focus group study. BMJ 2007;334;521
- Murray S, Pinnock H, Sheikh A. Palliative care for people with COPD: we need to meet the challenge. Prim Care Respir J 2006; 15: 362-364