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Professor Sarah Brearley SFHEA

Professor of Palliative Care

  1. 2024
  2. Forthcoming

    The lived experiences of hospice healthcare workers caring for adolescents and young adults with advanced cancer: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

    Persaud, N., Walshe, C. & Brearley, S., 1/08/2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Palliative Care.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 2023
  4. Published

    A grounded theory of interdependence between specialist and generalist palliative care teams across healthcare settings

    Thelen, M., Walshe, C. & Brearley, S., 1/12/2023, In: Palliative Medicine. 37, 10, p. 1474 - 1483 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published
  6. Published
  7. 2022
  8. Published

    A comparison between thoracic epidural analgesia and rectus sheath catheter analgesia after open midline major abdominal surgery: randomized clinical trial

    Krige, A., Brearley, S. G., Mateus, C., Carlson, G. L. & Lane, S., 11/05/2022, In: BJS Open. 6, 3, 8 p., zrac055.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 2021
  10. Published

    Hidden lives and deaths: the last months of life of people with intellectual disabilities living in long-term, generic care settings in the UK

    Todd, S., Bernal, J., Worth, R., Shearn, J., Brearley, S., McCarron, M. & Hunt, K., 30/11/2021, In: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 34, 6, p. 1489-1498 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Exploring the experience of recurrence with advanced cancer for people who perceived themselves to be cancer free: a grounded theory study

    Economou, D., Walshe, C. & Brearley, S., 31/07/2021, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 29, 7, p. 3885-3894 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. E-pub ahead of print

    Women's experiences of advanced breast cancer in a resource-limited Arab context: A Stakian multi-case study

    Fearon, D., Hughes, S. & Brearley, S., 21/05/2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psycho-Oncology.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Constructivist Stakian Multicase Study: Methodological Issues Encountered in Cross-Cultural Palliative Care Research

    Fearon, D., Hughes, S. & Brearley, S. G., 6/05/2021, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 20

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. 2020
  15. Published

    The palliative care needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and their access to palliative care services: A systematic review

    Adam, E., Sleeman, K. E., Brearley, S., Hunt, K. & Tuffrey-Wijne, I., 1/09/2020, In: Palliative Medicine. 34, 8, p. 1006-1018 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Conclusions and final thoughts: dissemination and impact

    Walshe, C. & Brearley, S. G., 31/07/2020, Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Walshe, C. & Brearley, S. G. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 341-346 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  17. Published

    Developing research questions

    Brearley, S. G., 31/07/2020, Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Walshe, C. & Brearley, S. G. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 38-63 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  18. Published

    Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices

    Walshe, C. (Editor) & Brearley, S. (Editor), 31/07/2020, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. 367 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  19. Published

    Introduction to the Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research

    Brearley, S. G. & Walshe, C., 31/07/2020, Handbook of Theory and Methods in Applied Health Research: Questions, Methods and Choices. Walshe, C. & Brearley, S. G. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 1-3 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNForeword/postscript

  20. Published

    Activity and advanced cancer: A grounded theory

    Lowe, S. S., Milligan, C. & Brearley, S. G., 1/02/2020, In: Palliative Medicine. 34, 2, p. 231-244 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Experiences of breast cancer in Arab countries: a thematic synthesis

    Fearon, D., Hughes, S. & Brearley, S., 1/02/2020, In: Quality of Life Research. 29, 2, p. 313-324 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. 2019
  23. Published
  24. Published

    Teach-Learn-Share: An interdisciplinary collaboration to share teaching and learning practice

    Brearley, S. & Cross, C., 3/07/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  25. Published

    A theoretical framework of the factors affecting the end‐of‐life trajectory and provision of end‐of‐life care for people with intellectual disabilities (ID)

    Tuffrey-Wijne, I., Todd, S., Hatton, C., Glover, G., Heslop, P., Brearley, S., Hunt, K., Finlay, I. & Hollins, S., 1/07/2019, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 63, 7, p. 651-651 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  26. Published

    Forgotten lives, hidden Deaths: people with ID living in and dying in non‐ID care settings

    Todd, S., Bernal, J., Hunt, K., Brearley, S. & McCarron, M., 1/07/2019, In: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 63, 7, p. 646-646 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  27. Published

    How to Develop Engaged Learners (who are able to successfully transition into HE).

    Cross, C. & Brearley, S., 3/06/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  28. Published

    Different but the Same: Learning from Each Other through an Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Management and Health

    Cross, C. & Brearley, S., 14/04/2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Otherpeer-review

  29. 2018
  30. Published

    e-Teaching the Teachers

    Cross, C. M. & Brearley, S. G., 24/09/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  31. Published

    A philosophical critique of the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guideline ‘Palliative care for adults: strong opioids for pain relief’

    Fearon, D., Hughes, S. & Brearley, S. G., 1/08/2018, In: British Journal of Pain. 12, 3, p. 183-188 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  32. Published

    E-Teaching the Teachers

    Brearley, S. G. & Cross, C. M., 3/07/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  33. Published

    Family carers’ experiences of coping 
with the deaths of adults in home settings: A narrative analysis of carers’ relevant background worries

    Thomas, C. J., Turner, M., Payne, S. A., Milligan, C., Brearley, S. G., Seamark, D., Wang, X. & Blake, S., 1/05/2018, In: Palliative Medicine. 32, 5, p. 950-959 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Teaching e-Teachers How to Develop Collaborative and Engaged Learners

    Cross, C. M. & Brearley, S. G., 24/04/2018.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  35. Published

    The contribution of silence to spiritual care at the end of life: a phenomenological exploration from the experience of palliative care chaplains

    Bassett, L., Bingley, A. F. & Brearley, S. G., 1/03/2018, In: Journal for the Study of Spirituality. 8, 1, p. 34-48 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Silence as an element of care: A meta-ethnographic review of professional caregivers’ experience in clinical and pastoral settings

    Bassett, L., Bingley, A. F. & Brearley, S. G., 1/01/2018, In: Palliative Medicine. 32, 1, p. 185-194 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. 2017
  38. Published

    Final transitions to place of death: Patients and families wishes

    EURO-IMPACT, 1/12/2017, In: Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom). 39, 4, p. e302-e311 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    ‘Powerlessness’ or ‘doing the right thing’ moral distress amongst nursing home staff caring for residents at the end of life: An interpretive descriptive study

    Young, A., Froggatt, K. A. & Brearley, S. G., 10/2017, In: Palliative Medicine. 31, 9, p. 853-860 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Guidance on Conducting and REporting DElphi Studies (CREDES) in palliative care: Recommendations based on a methodological systematic review

    Jünger, S., Payne, S., Brine, J., Radbruch, L. & Brearley, S., 1/09/2017, In: Palliative Medicine. 31, 8, p. 684-706 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  41. Published

    International variations in clinical practice guidelines for palliative sedation: A systematic review

    on behalf of EURO IMPACT, 1/09/2017, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 7, 3, p. 223-229 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineReview articlepeer-review

  42. 2016
  43. Published

    Verwendung der Delphi-Technik zur Entwicklung von Best-Practice-Leitlinien in der Palliativversorgung: eine methodologische systematische Übersichtsarbeit

    Jünger, S., Payne, S. A., Brine, J. J., Radbruch, L. & Brearley, S. G., 08/2016, In: Zeitschrift für Palliativmedizin. 17, 5, p. 174 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  44. Published

    Depressive symptoms in the last days of life of patients with cancer: a nationwide retrospective mortality study

    Euro Impact, 1/06/2016, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 6, 2, p. 201-209 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Caring for a dying spouse at the end of life: “It’s one of the things you volunteer for when you get married”: a qualitative study of the oldest carers’ experiences

    Turner, J. M., King, C., Milligan, C., Thomas, C., Brearley, S. G., Seamark, D., Wang, X., Blake, S. & Payne, S. A., 05/2016, In: Age and Ageing. 45, 3, p. 421-426 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Unpacking the impact of older adults' home death on family care-givers' experiences of home

    Milligan, C., Turner, J. M., Blake, S., Brearley, S. G., Seamark, D., Thomas, C. J., Wang, X. & Payne, S. A., 03/2016, In: Health and Place. 38, p. 103-111 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  47. 2015
  48. Published

    A grounded theory approach to physical activity and advanced cancer: a qualitative study protocol

    Lowe, S. S., Milligan, C., Watanabe, S. M. & Brearley, S. G., 8/12/2015, In: International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 14, 5, 10 p., 1609406915617161.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  49. Published

    Physical and Psychological Distress Are Related to Dying Peacefully in Residents with Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities

    EURO IMPACT, 07/2015, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 50, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  50. Published

    Managing end of life medications at home-accounts of bereaved family carers: a qualitative interview study

    Payne, S., Turner, M., Seamark, D., Thomas, C., Brearley, S., Wang, X., Blake, S. & Milligan, C., 06/2015, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 5, 2, p. 181-188 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    Palliative care information needs in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

    Juenger, S., Klose, J., Brearley, S., Hegedus, K., Payne, S. & Radbruch, L., 06/2015, In: Journal of Palliative Care. 31, 2, p. 109-117 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  52. Published

    Symptom clusters in people living with HIV attending five palliative care facilities in two sub-Saharan African countries: A hierarchical cluster analysis

    ENCOMPASS & EURO IMPACT, 12/05/2015, In: PLoS ONE. 10, 5, 12 p., e0126554.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  53. Published

    Patient-reported outcome measures for use in gynaecological oncology: a systematic review

    Preston, N. J., Wilson, N., Wood, N. J., Brine, J., Ferreira Arcuri, J. & Brearley, S. G., 04/2015, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 122, 5, p. 615-622 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLiterature reviewpeer-review

  54. Published

    Self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour towards hospice care and how are these related to training in palliative care: An online survey among oncologists in the Czech republic and Slovakia

    Loucka, M., Pasman, R. H., Brearley, S. G., Payne, S. A. & Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., 1/01/2015, In: Progress in Palliative Care. 23, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  55. 2014
  56. Published

    Dying at home: a qualitative study of family carers' views of support provided by GPs community staff

    Seamark, D., Blake, S., Brearley, S. G., Milligan, C., Thomas, C., Turner, M., Wang, X. & Payne, S., 1/12/2014, In: British Journal of General Practice. 64, 629, p. e796-803 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  57. Published

    Thoracic Epidural analgesia versus Rectus Sheath Catheters for open midline incisions in major abdominal surgery within an enhanced recovery programme (TERSC): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

    Wilkinson, K. M., Krige, A., Brearley, S. G., Lane, S., Scott, M., Gordon, A. C. & Carlson, G. L., 21/10/2014, In: Trials. 15, 1, 12 p., 400.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  58. Published

    Burden on family carers and care-related financial strain at the end of life: A cross-national population-based study

    Pivodic, L., Van Den Block, L., Pardon, K., Miccinesi, G., Alonso, T. V., Boffin, N., Donker, G. A., Cancian, M., López-Maside, A., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B. D., Deliens, L., Zeger, D. G., Brearley, S., Augusto, C., Joachim, C., Anneke, F., Richard, H., Higginson Irene, J., Stein, K. & Karen, L. & 3 others, Roeline, P., Sophie, P. & Payne, S., 1/10/2014, In: European Journal of Public Health. 24, 5, p. 819-826 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  59. Published

    Current debates on end-of-life sedation: an international expert elicitation study

    Papavasiliou, E., Payne, S. & Brearley, S., 1/08/2014, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 22, 8, p. 2141-2149 9 p., 5.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  60. Published

    Validation of the Consensus-Definition for Cancer Cachexia and evaluation of a classification model-a study based on data from an international multicentre project (EPCRC-CSA)

    Blum, D., Stene, G. B., Solheim, T. S., Fayers, P., Hjermstad, M. J., Baracos, V. E., Fearon, K., Strasser, F., Kaasa, S., Lieve, V. D. B., Koen, M., Brearley, S., Augusto, C., Joachim, C., Massimo, C., Anneke, F., Richard, H., Higginson, I. J., Stein, K. & Karen, L. & 7 others, Guido, M., Bregje, O. P., Koen, P., Roeline, P., Sophie, P., Payne, S. & Luc, D., 1/08/2014, In: Annals of Oncology. 25, 8, p. 1635-1642 8 p., mdu086.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  61. Unpublished

    Blog reader survey 2014: feedback on use accessibility and preferences

    Morbey, H., Jackson, A., Greenwood, A. & Payne, S., 22/07/2014, (Unpublished) Lancaster: International Observatory on End of Life Care. 37 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsCommissioned report

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