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Professor Sarah Brearley SFHEA

Professor of Palliative Care

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  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

    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

  6. Published

    A randomised controlled trial of a symptom-orientated home care nursing programme in patients with colorectal and breast cancer receiving oral chemotherapy

    Molassiotis, A., Brearley, S., Saunders, M., Craven, O., Wardley, A., Farrell, C., Todd, C. & Luker, K., 09/2009, In: EJC Supplements. 7, 2, p. 69-70 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  7. Published

    A Review of Patient Self-report Tools for Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting

    Brearley, S. G., Clements, C. & Molassiotis, A., 2008, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 16, p. 1213-1229 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Published

    An exploratory study to clarify the cluster of symptoms predictive of chemotherapy-related nausea using random forest modeling

    Molassiotis, A., Farrell, C., Bourne, K., Brearley, S. G. & Pilling, M., 11/2012, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 44, 5, p. 692-703 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. 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

  12. 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 othersRoeline, 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

  13. 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

  14. Published

    Clinical features of oral chemotherapy : results of a longitudinal prospective study of breast and colorectal cancer patients receiving capecitabine in the UK.

    Brearley, S. G., Craven, O., Saunders, M., Swindell, R. & Molassiotis, A., 07/2010, In: European Journal of Cancer Care. 19, 4, p. 425-433 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Consensus building in palliative care : a Europe-wide Delphi study on common understandings and conceptual differences

    Jünger, S., Payne, S., Brearley, S., Ploenes, V. & Radbruch, L., 08/2012, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 44, 2, p. 192-205 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  17. Published

    Consensus building on access to controlled medicines: a four-stage Delphi consensus procedure

    Jünger, S., Brearley, S., Payne, S., Mantel-Teeuwisse, A. K., Lynch, T., Scholten, W. & Radbruch, L., 12/2013, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 46, 6, p. 897-910 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. 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

  19. Published

    Continuous sedation (CS) until death: mapping the literature by bibliometric analysis

    Papavasiliou, E., Payne, S., Brearley, S., Brown, J. & Seymour, J., 06/2013, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 45, 6, p. 1073-1082 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. 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

  21. Published

    Deliberative panels: developing recommendations for supporting stakeholder and user involvement

    Brearley, S. G., Blake, S., Milligan, C., Seamark, D., Thomas, C., Turner, M., Wang, X. & Payne, S. A., 06/2014, In: Palliative Medicine. 28, 6, p. 641-642 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. Published

    End-of-life care in general practice: a cross-sectional, retrospective survey of 'cancer', 'organ failure' and 'old-age/dementia' patients

    Evans, N., Pasman, H. R. W., Donker, G. A., Deliens, L., Van den Block, L., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., on behalf of EUROIMPACT & Brearley, S., 07/2014, In: Palliative Medicine. 28, 7, p. 965-975 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  27. Published

    End-of-life decisions: a cross-national study of treatment preference discussions and surrogate decision-maker appointments

    Evans, N., Pasman, H. R., Vega Alonso, T., Van den Block, L., Miccinesi, G., Van Casteren, V., Donker, G., Bertolissi, S., Zurriaga, O., Deliens, L., Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B., EUROIMPACT & Brearley, S., 03/2013, In: PLoS ONE. 8, 3, 12 p., e57965.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  28. Published

    e-Teaching the Teachers

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

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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. Published

    Exploring the research education needs of hospices : a focus group study conducted in Manchester and London.

    Payne, S., Turner, M., Kerr, C., Amir, Z. & Brearley, S., 12/2008, Help the Hospices.

    Research output: Working paper

  33. Published

    Family carers' delivery of medications for the person dying at home: preliminary findings from the 'unpacking the home' study

    Turner, M., Seamark, D., Milligan, C., Thomas, C., Brearley, S. G., Wang, X., Blake, S. & Payne, S., 03/2013, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 3, 1, p. 125-126 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-review

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Published

    From sedation to continuous deep sedation until death: how has the conceptual base of the practice changed over time? addendum

    Papavasiliou, E., Brearley, S., Seymour, J., Brown, J. & Payne, S., 02/2014, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 47, 2, p. 370 1 p., 3.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  38. Published

    From sedation to continuous sedation until death: how has the conceptual basis of sedation in end-of-life care changed over time?

    Papavasiliou, E. S., Brearley, S. G., Seymour, J. E., Brown, J., Payne, S. A. & EUROIMPACT, 11/2013, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 46, 5, p. 691-706 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Gastro-intestinal cancer patients: how they perceive and cope with disease and treatment-related symptoms over a 12-month period

    Brearley, S. G., Craven, O., Wilson, B., Brunton, L. & Molassiotis, A., 09/2009, In: EJC Supplements. 7, 2, p. 234-234 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineMeeting abstractpeer-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

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

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

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. Published

    How to measure the international development of palliative care? a critique and discussion of current approaches

    Loucka, M., Payne, S., Brearley, S. & EURO IMPACT, 01/2014, In: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 47, 1, p. 154-165 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Informing future research priorities into the psychological and social problems faced by cancer survivors: a rapid review and synthesis of the literature

    Jarrett, N., Scott, I., Addington-Hall, J., Amir, Z., Brearley, S., Hodges, L., Richardson, A., Sharpe, M., Stamataki, Z., Stark, D., Siller, C., Ziegler, L. & Foster, C., 10/2013, In: Journal of Family Psychology. 17, 5, p. 510-520 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. Published

    Knowledge, ignorance and priorities for research in key areas of cancer survivorship: findings from a scoping review

    Richardson, A., Addington-Hall, J., Amir, Z., Foster, C., Stark, D., Armes, J., Brearley, S. G., Hodges, L., Hook, J., Jarrett, N., Stamataki, Z., Scott, I., Walker, J., Ziegler, L. & Sharpe, M., 3/11/2011, In: British Journal of Cancer. 105, p. S82-S94 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLiterature reviewpeer-review

  49. 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

  50. 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

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