Professor Matthew Maddocks PhD, MCSP, FHEA

Professor of Health Services Research & Rehabilitation

Research Strategy & Quality & Executive Lead and PGR Lead, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation
Research Executive Lead Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group, King's Health Partners

Research interests

Palliative care

Contact details

matthew.maddocks@kcl.ac.uk

MTMaddocks

Pronouns

he/him

Biography

Matthew is an academic physiotherapist. He completed a PhD on the role of exercise in cancer cachexia in 2010 and has since held National Institute of Health Research post-doctoral, clinical trials and career development fellowships. He is a co-lead for the Palliative & End of Life Care theme of the NIHR Applied Research Collaborative for South London.

He leads a team undertaking applied clinical and health services research that advances rehabilitation and palliative care for people with serious illness, through improved management of complex symptoms including breathlessness, fatigue, weakness, and syndromes including cachexia, sarcopenia and frailty.

Multicomponent Interventions for Adults With Cancer Cachexia: A Systematic Review
Bowers, M., Petrasso, C., McLuskie, A., Bayly, J., Laird, B. ., Higginson, I. & Maddocks, M., Apr 2025, In: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 16, 2, e13716.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Nutritional interventions in randomised clinical trials for people with incurable solid cancer: A systematic review
Mcluskie, A., Bowers, M., Bayly, J., Yule, M. S., Maddocks, M., Fallon, M., Skipworth, R. J. & Laird, B. J. A., Jan 2025, In: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 44, p. 201-219 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social determinants of where people die: A study of moderators and mediators using linked UK Census and mortality data
Davies, J. M., Chua, K. C., Maddocks, M., Murtagh, F. E. M. & Sleeman, K. E., 1 Jun 2025, In: SSM - Population Health. 30, 101784.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for people with both COPD and frailty starting pulmonary rehabilitation: a mixed-methods feasibility trial
Brighton, L. J., Evans, C., Farquhar, M., Bristowe, K., Kata, A., Higman, J., Ogden, M., Nolan, C. M., Yi, D. H., Gao, W., Koulopoulou, M., Hasan, S., Ingram, K., Clarke, S. F., Parmar, K., Baldwin, E., Steves, C., Man, W. D. & Maddocks, M., 29 Jul 2024, In: ERJ Open Research. 10, 4, 00774-2023.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integration of palliative rehabilitation in cancer care: a multinational mixed method study
Stene, G. B., Hauken, M. A., Ahmedzai, H. H., Storvestre, C. G., Vervik, S. E., Bayly, J., Caraceni, A. T., Costi, S., Economos, G., Guldin, M. B., Laird, B. J. A., Nottelmann, L., Maddocks, M., Prevost, A. T., Romeyer, J. & Oldervoll, L. M., Dec 2024, In: BMC Palliative Care. 23, 1, 267.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mirtazapine to alleviate severe breathlessness in patients with COPD or interstitial lung diseases (BETTER-B): an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 mixed-method trial
BETTER-B Consortium, Higginson, I. J., Brown, S. T., Oluyase, A. O., May, P., Maddocks, M., Costantini, M., Bajwah, S., Normand, C., Bausewein, C., Simon, S. T., Ryan, K., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M. J., Hart, S. P., Mather, H., Krajnik, M., Tanzi, S., Ghirotto, L. & Bolton, C. E. & 7 others, Janowiak, P., Turola, E., Jolley, C. J., Murden, G., Wilcock, A., Farsides, B. & Brown, J. M., Oct 2024, In: The lancet. Respiratory medicine. 12, 10, p. 763-774 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multi-component interventions for adults with cancer cachexia: a systematic review
Bowers, M., Maddocks, M., Bayly, J., Higginson, I., Petrasso, M., McLuskie, A. & Laird, B., 25 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Non‐pharmacological interventions targeting mobility among people with advanced cancer: a systematic review
Petrasso, M., Bayly, J., Arculeo, S., Bowers, M., Costi, S., Nottelmann, L., Turola, E., Vanzulli, E. & Maddocks, M., 5 Aug 2024, In: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 32, 9, 569.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Palliative care in respiratory disease
Maddocks, M., Brighton, L. J., Reilly, C. & White, P., 19 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Textbook of Palliative Care. Springer
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Patient and carer experiences of cancer cachexia and its management
Bowers, M., Higginson, I. J. & Maddocks, M., 1 Sept 2024, In: Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 18, 3, p. 132-137 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Practice review: Pharmacological management of severe chronic breathlessness in adults with advanced life-limiting diseases
BETTER-B Consortium, 1 Dec 2024, In: Palliative Medicine. 38, 10, p. 1079-1087 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Sarcopenia interventions in long-term care facilities targeting sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity: A systematic review
Mo, Y., Chen, L., Zhou, Y., Bone, A., Maddocks, M. & Evans, C. J., 18 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 15, 6, p. 2208-2233 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
'We are fragile, but we are strong': A qualitative study of perspectives, experiences and priority outcomes for people living with HIV and frailty
Clair-Sullivan, N. S., Vera, J. H., Maddocks, M., Harding, R., Levett, T., Roberts, J., Adler, Z., Bremner, S., Pargeter, G. & Bristowe, K., 13 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV MEDICINE.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adaptation and multicentre validation of a patient-centred outcome scale for people severely ill with COVID (IPOS-COV)
the CovPall study team, Dec 2023, In: Health and quality of life outcomes. 21, 1, 29.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A randomised, controlled, feasibility trial of an online, self-guided breathlessness supportive intervention (SELF-BREATHE) for individuals with chronic breathlessness due to advanced disease
Reilly, C. C., Maddocks, M., Chalder, T., Bristowe, K. & Higginson, I. J., 1 Mar 2023, In: ERJ Open Research. 9, 2, 00508-2022.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Change in gait speed and adverse outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A prospective cohort study
Nolan, C. M., Schofield, S. J., Maddocks, M., Patel, S., Barker, R. E., Walsh, J. A., Polgar, O., George, P. M., Molyneaux, P. L., Maher, T. M., Cullinan, P. & Man, W. D. C., Jul 2023, In: Respirology. 28, 7, p. 649-658 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development and implementation of the lung volume reduction pulmonary rehabilitation tool to identify eligibility for lung volume reduction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during pulmonary rehabilitation
Buttery, S. C., Williams, P. J., Brighton, L. J., Batista, C., Dewar, A., Hogg, L., Ingram, K., Korff, G., Koulopoulou, M., Lammin, H., Maddocks, M., McDonnell, L., Mehta, B., Meyrick, V., Pritchard, L., Smith, O., Trivedi, P., Lawson, R. A. & Hopkinson, N. S., 1 Jan 2023, In: Chronic Respiratory Disease. 20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline: palliative care for people with COPD or interstitial lung disease
Janssen, D. J. A., Bajwah, S., Boon, M. H., Coleman, C., Currow, D. C., Devillers, A., Vandendungen, C., Ekström, M., Flewett, R., Greenley, S., Guldin, M. B., Jácome, C., Johnson, M. J., Kurita, G. P., Maddocks, M., Marques, A., Pinnock, H., Simon, S. T., Tonia, T. & Marsaa, K., 1 Aug 2023, In: European Respiratory Journal. 62, 2, 2202014.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
European Respiratory Society statement on frailty in adults with chronic lung disease
Osadnik, C. R., Brighton, L. J., Burtin, C., Cesari, M., Lahousse, L., Man, W. D. C., Marengoni, A., Sajnic, A., Singer, J. P., ter Beek, L., Tsiligianni, I., Varga, J. T., Pavanello, S. & Maddocks, M., 1 Aug 2023, In: European Respiratory Journal. 62, 2, 2300442.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Frailty and mortality risk in COPD: a cohort study comparing the Fried Frailty Phenotype and Short Physical Performance Battery
Brighton, L. J., Nolan , C. M., Barker, R. E., Patel, S., Walsh, J. A., Polgar, O., Kon, S. S. C., Gao, W., Evans, C., Maddocks, M. & Man, W. D.-C., 20 Jan 2023, In: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High Prevalence and Burden of Physical and Psychological Symptoms in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Population in Primary Care Settings in South Africa
Nkhoma, K. B., Farrant, L., Mzimkulu, O., Hunter, J., Higginson, I., Gao, W., Maddocks, M., Gwyther, L. & Harding, R., 2 Aug 2023, In: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 18, p. 1665-1679 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Implementation of frailty screening for older people living with HIV in Brighton, UK
Clair-Sullivan, N. S., Bristowe, K., Khan, I., Maddocks, M., Harding, R., Bremner, S., Levett, T., Roberts, J., Adler, Z., Yi, D. & Vera, J. H., 7 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV MEDICINE.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated Short-term Palliative Rehabilitation to improve quality of life and equitable care access in incurable cancer (INSPIRE): a multinational European research project
Bayly, J., Ahmedzai, H. H., Blandini, M. G., Bressi, B., Caraceni, A. T., Carvalho Vasconcelos, J., Costi, S., Fugazzaro, S., Guberti, M., Guldin, M. B., Hauken, M., Higginson, I., Laird, B. J. A., Ling, J., Normand, C., Nottelmann, L., Oldervoll, L., Payne, C., Prevost, A. T. & Stene, G. B. & 4 others, Vanzulli, E., Veber, E., Economos, G. & Maddocks, M., 1 Jan 2023, In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. 17
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated Short-term Palliative Rehabilitation to improve quality of life and equitable care access in incurable cancer (INSPIRE): A multi-national European research project
Bayly, J., Ahmedzai, H., Blandini, M. G., Bressi, B., Caraceni, A. T., Vasconcelos, J., Costi, S., Fugazzaro, S., Guberti, M., Guldin, M.-B., Hauken, M., Higginson, I., Laird, B., Ling, J., Normand, C., Oldervoll, L., Payne, C., Prevost, T., Stene, G. B. & Vanzulli, E. & 3 others, Veber, E., Economos, G. & Maddocks, M., 15 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. p. 1 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Meditative movement for breathlessness in advanced COPD or cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nolan, C. M., Brighton, L. J., Mo, Y., Bayly, J., Higginson, I., Man, W. D. & Maddocks, M., 23 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: European Respiratory Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predictors of increasing disability in activities of daily living among people with advanced respiratory disease: a multi-site prospective cohort study, England UK
Fettes, L., Bayly, J., Chukwusa, E., Ashford, S., Higginson, I. & Maddocks, M., 10 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation. p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rehabilitation for People with Respiratory Disease and Frailty An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Maddocks, M., Brighton, L. J., Alison, J. A., ter Beek, L., Bhatt, S. P., Brummel, N. E., Burtin, C., Cesari, M., Evans, R. A., Ferrante, L. E., Flores-Flores, O., Franssen, F. M. E., Garvey, C., Harrison, S. L., Iyer, A. S., Lahouse, L., Lareau, S., Lee, A. L., Man, W. D. C. & Marengoni, A. & 5 others, McAuley, H. J. C., Rozenberg, D., Singer, J. P., Spruit, M. A. & Osadnik, C. R., 6 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 20, 6, p. 767-780 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Silver Clinic: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment for people living with HIV and frailty
St Clair-Sullivan, N., Bristowe, K., Adler, Z., Bremner, S., Harding, R., Levett, T., Maddocks, M., Pargeter, G., Roberts, J., Yi, D. & Vera, J., 19 May 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 5, e070590.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mo, Y., Zhou, Y., Chan, H., Evans, C. & Maddocks, M., 20 Dec 2023, In: BMC Geriatrics . 23, 1, p. 877 877.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using volunteers to improve access to community rehabilitation in palliative care: the St Christopher's Living Well at Home Team
Preston, G., Rampes, S., Bayly, J., Rice, H. T., Angelova, R., Richardson, H. & Maddocks, M., 2023, In: Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 4, 1229442.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What is frailty?
Brighton, L. J., Lareau, S., Maddocks, M., Osadnik, C. R., Lahousse, L., Lee, A., Allison, J., Singer, J. P., Rozenberg, D., Man, W., Ferrante, L., Spruit, M. A., Burtin, C., Harrison, S. & Iyer, A. S., 23 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 207, 11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Change in Activity of Palliative Care Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Survey (CovPall)
Sleeman, K. E., Cripps, R. L., Murtagh, F. E. M., Oluyase, A. O., Hocaoglu, M. B., Maddocks, M., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Bajwah, S., Higginson, I. J. & Fraser, L. K., 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of palliative medicine. 25, 3, p. 465-471 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall)
Garner, I. W., Walshe, C., Dunleavey, L., Bradshaw, A., Preston, N., Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Chambers, R. L., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I. J., Dec 2022, In: BMC Palliative Care. 21, 1, 176.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction: Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall) (BMC Palliative Care, (2022), 21, 1, (176), 10.1186/s12904-022-01070-8)
Garner, I. W., Walshe, C., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Preston, N., Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Chambers, R. L., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I. J., Dec 2022, In: BMC Palliative Care. 21, 1, 190.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Critically appraised paper: In people reporting dyspnoea following COVID-19 hospitalisation, additional telerehabilitation is more effective at improving exercise capacity, muscle strength and the physical component of quality of life than education alone [commentary]
Maddocks, M. & Brown, D., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Physiotherapy. 68, 1, p. 70 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Equal but inequitable: response of specialist palliative care and hospice services to people from ethnic minority groups with COVID-19- an observational study (CovPall)
Bajwah, S., Koffman, J., Hussain, J. A., Bradshaw, A., Hocaoglu, M., Fraser, L. K., Oluyase, A. O., Allwin, C., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Cripps, R., Maddocks, M., Sleeman, K., Higginson, I., Walshe, C. & Murtagh, F. E. M., 2022, In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study
Bradshaw, A., Dunleavy, L., Garner, I., Preston, N., Bajwah, S., Cripps, R., Fraser, L. K., Maddocks, M., Hocaoglu, M., Murtagh, F. E. M., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Higginson, I. J. & Walshe, C., Jun 2022, In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 115, 6, p. 220-230 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Frailty and frailty screening: A qualitative study to elicit perspectives of people living with HIV and their healthcare professionals
St Clair-Sullivan, N., Simmons, K., Harding, R., Levett, T., Maddocks, M., Roberts, J., Trotman, D., Yi, D., Vera, J. H. & Bristowe, K., 13 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV MEDICINE.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated primary palliative care in Nigeria- perspectives of patients, families and providers
Afolabi, O. A., Nkhoma, K., Soyannwo, O., Aje, A., Ogunniyi, A., Harding, R. & Maddocks, M., Oct 2022, In: Journal of pain and symptom management. 64, 4, p. 319-329 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement
Sullivan, D. R., Iyer, A. S., Enguidanos, S., Cox, C. E., Farquhar, M., Janssen, D. J. A., Lindell, K. O., Mularski, R. A., Smallwood, N., Turnbull, A. E., Wilkinson, A. M., Courtright, K. R., Maddocks, M., McPherson, M. L., Thornton, J. D., Campbell, M. L., Fasolino, T. K., Fogelman, P. M., Gershon, L. & Gershon, T. & 9 others, Hartog, C., Luther, J., Meier, D. E., Nelson, J. E., Rabinowitz, E., Rushton, C. H., Sloan, D. H., Kross, E. K. & Reinke, L. F., 15 Sept 2022, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 206, 6, p. e44-e69
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prohibit, Protect, or Adapt? The Changing Role of Volunteers in Palliative and Hospice Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Multinational Survey (Covpall)
CovPall study team, Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11, 10, p. 2146-2154 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prohibit, protect or adapt: The changing role of volunteers in palliative and hospice care services during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multinational survey (CovPall)
Walshe, C., Garner, I., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Bradshaw, A., Cripps, R., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K., Hocaoglu, M., Maddocks, M., Murtagh, F. E. M., Oloyase, A., Fraser, L. K. & Higginson, I., 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Response to Zhou (2021) “Comment on Evans et al. (2021) ‘Community-based short-term integrated palliative and supportive care reduces symptom distress for older people with chronic noncancer conditions compared with usual care’”
OPTCare Elderly, Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 125, 104119.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Social dimensions of chronic respiratory disease: stigma, isolation, and loneliness
Brighton, L. J., Chilcot, J. & Maddocks, M., 1 Dec 2022, In: Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care. 16, 4, p. 195-202
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symptom Control and Survival for People Severely ill With COVID: A Multicentre Cohort Study (CovPall-Symptom)
CovPall study team, 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of pain and symptom management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study
Oluyase, A. O., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K. E., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Hocaoglu, M., Bradshaw, A., Chambers, R. L., Murtagh, F. E. M., Dunleavy, L., Maddocks, M., Fraser, L. K. & Higginson, I. J., 8 Sept 2022, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 12, 4, p. 439-447 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study (CovPall)
Oluyase, A., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Hocaoglu, M., Bradshaw, A., Chambers, R., Murtagh, F., Dunleavy, L., Maddocks, M., Fraser, L. & Higginson, I., 2022, In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The association between socioeconomic position and the symptoms and concerns of hospital inpatients seen by specialist palliative care: Analysis of routinely collected patient data
Davies, J. M., Sleeman, K. E., Ramsenthaler, C., Prentice, W., Maddocks, M. & Murtagh, F. E. M., 10 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Palliative medicine.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
'The whole of humanity has lungs, doesn’t it, we are not all the same sort of people': patient preferences and choices for an online, self-guided chronic breathlessness supportive intervention (SELF-BREATHE)
Reilly, C., Bristowe, K., Roach, A., Chalder, T., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I., 26 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: ERJ Open Research.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“You can do it yourself and you can do it at your convenience”: internet accessibility and willingness of people with chronic breathlessness to use an internet-based breathlessness self-management intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reilly, C. C., Bristowe, K., Roach, A., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I. J., 21 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ERJ Open Research. 8, 1, 00557-2021.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Research

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Centre for Global Health Palliative Care

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delivery of Rehabilitation in Specialist Palliative Care Services

The CovPall Rehab project aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 on specialist palliative care rehabilitation and improve ongoing service provision.

Project status: Ongoing

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Adapting Pulmonary Rehabilitation for People Living with COPD & Frailty

People with COPD and frailty can benefit from, yet face trouble completing pulmonary rehabilitation. BreathePlus will develop and test a new adapted approach.

Project status: Ongoing

Institute of Cancer Policy

The Institute of Cancer Policy brings together global cancer faculty across King’s College London and it’s NHS partner hospitals under Kings’ Health Partners.

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Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness

Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.

Project status: Completed

Global Health and Palliative Care

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Global Health and Palliative Care (GHAP): expanding access

Project status: Ongoing

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Better Health & Care Hub

A world-leading cross-university development in research and education.

News

29 September 2022

EU backs clinical trials that could transform incurable cancer care

Healthcare for incurable cancer could undergo reform following a study looking at how palliative rehabilitation can improve patient quality of life.

Health

14 July 2022

Matthew Maddocks promoted to Professor Health Services Research & Rehabilitation

Matthew Maddocks, a Reader in Health Services Research, and a world-leading researcher on the intersections between rehabilitation and palliative care has...

Health

13 September 2021

UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life

New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.

Health

28 July 2021

Dr Matthew Maddocks' research recognised by European Respiratory Society

Dr Maddocks has been awarded the ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal for Allied Health Professionals.

Health

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30 November 2018

Breathlessness treatments do reduce patient distress

According to new research from the Cicely Saunders Institute.

HealthSociety

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Events

12May

Postgraduate Taught Studies at King’s webinar

12 May 2025 10:00 to 11:00

Postgraduate Taught Studies at King’s webinar

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01Nov

Professor Lorna Fraser and Professor Matthew Maddocks inaugural lecture

01 November 2023 16:45 to 19:30

A celebration of our new Professors Lorna Fraser and Matthew Maddocks

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Spotlight

30 March 2022

Transforming the management of breathlessness in advanced illness

The drug-free support helping people cope with breathlessness

Health

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Research Methods & Statistics in Palliative Care
Assessment and Management of Symptoms in Advanced Diseases
MBBS Medicine Scholarly Project Module
Physiotherapy Research Project

Multicomponent Interventions for Adults With Cancer Cachexia: A Systematic Review
Bowers, M., Petrasso, C., McLuskie, A., Bayly, J., Laird, B. ., Higginson, I. & Maddocks, M., Apr 2025, In: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 16, 2, e13716.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Nutritional interventions in randomised clinical trials for people with incurable solid cancer: A systematic review
Mcluskie, A., Bowers, M., Bayly, J., Yule, M. S., Maddocks, M., Fallon, M., Skipworth, R. J. & Laird, B. J. A., Jan 2025, In: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 44, p. 201-219 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Social determinants of where people die: A study of moderators and mediators using linked UK Census and mortality data
Davies, J. M., Chua, K. C., Maddocks, M., Murtagh, F. E. M. & Sleeman, K. E., 1 Jun 2025, In: SSM - Population Health. 30, 101784.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for people with both COPD and frailty starting pulmonary rehabilitation: a mixed-methods feasibility trial
Brighton, L. J., Evans, C., Farquhar, M., Bristowe, K., Kata, A., Higman, J., Ogden, M., Nolan, C. M., Yi, D. H., Gao, W., Koulopoulou, M., Hasan, S., Ingram, K., Clarke, S. F., Parmar, K., Baldwin, E., Steves, C., Man, W. D. & Maddocks, M., 29 Jul 2024, In: ERJ Open Research. 10, 4, 00774-2023.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integration of palliative rehabilitation in cancer care: a multinational mixed method study
Stene, G. B., Hauken, M. A., Ahmedzai, H. H., Storvestre, C. G., Vervik, S. E., Bayly, J., Caraceni, A. T., Costi, S., Economos, G., Guldin, M. B., Laird, B. J. A., Nottelmann, L., Maddocks, M., Prevost, A. T., Romeyer, J. & Oldervoll, L. M., Dec 2024, In: BMC Palliative Care. 23, 1, 267.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Mirtazapine to alleviate severe breathlessness in patients with COPD or interstitial lung diseases (BETTER-B): an international, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 mixed-method trial
BETTER-B Consortium, Higginson, I. J., Brown, S. T., Oluyase, A. O., May, P., Maddocks, M., Costantini, M., Bajwah, S., Normand, C., Bausewein, C., Simon, S. T., Ryan, K., Currow, D. C., Johnson, M. J., Hart, S. P., Mather, H., Krajnik, M., Tanzi, S., Ghirotto, L. & Bolton, C. E. & 7 others, Janowiak, P., Turola, E., Jolley, C. J., Murden, G., Wilcock, A., Farsides, B. & Brown, J. M., Oct 2024, In: The lancet. Respiratory medicine. 12, 10, p. 763-774 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Multi-component interventions for adults with cancer cachexia: a systematic review
Bowers, M., Maddocks, M., Bayly, J., Higginson, I., Petrasso, M., McLuskie, A. & Laird, B., 25 Dec 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Non‐pharmacological interventions targeting mobility among people with advanced cancer: a systematic review
Petrasso, M., Bayly, J., Arculeo, S., Bowers, M., Costi, S., Nottelmann, L., Turola, E., Vanzulli, E. & Maddocks, M., 5 Aug 2024, In: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 32, 9, 569.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
Palliative care in respiratory disease
Maddocks, M., Brighton, L. J., Reilly, C. & White, P., 19 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Textbook of Palliative Care. Springer
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Patient and carer experiences of cancer cachexia and its management
Bowers, M., Higginson, I. J. & Maddocks, M., 1 Sept 2024, In: Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 18, 3, p. 132-137 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Practice review: Pharmacological management of severe chronic breathlessness in adults with advanced life-limiting diseases
BETTER-B Consortium, 1 Dec 2024, In: Palliative Medicine. 38, 10, p. 1079-1087 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Sarcopenia interventions in long-term care facilities targeting sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity: A systematic review
Mo, Y., Chen, L., Zhou, Y., Bone, A., Maddocks, M. & Evans, C. J., 18 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle. 15, 6, p. 2208-2233 26 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
'We are fragile, but we are strong': A qualitative study of perspectives, experiences and priority outcomes for people living with HIV and frailty
Clair-Sullivan, N. S., Vera, J. H., Maddocks, M., Harding, R., Levett, T., Roberts, J., Adler, Z., Bremner, S., Pargeter, G. & Bristowe, K., 13 Oct 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV MEDICINE.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Adaptation and multicentre validation of a patient-centred outcome scale for people severely ill with COVID (IPOS-COV)
the CovPall study team, Dec 2023, In: Health and quality of life outcomes. 21, 1, 29.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A randomised, controlled, feasibility trial of an online, self-guided breathlessness supportive intervention (SELF-BREATHE) for individuals with chronic breathlessness due to advanced disease
Reilly, C. C., Maddocks, M., Chalder, T., Bristowe, K. & Higginson, I. J., 1 Mar 2023, In: ERJ Open Research. 9, 2, 00508-2022.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Change in gait speed and adverse outcomes in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A prospective cohort study
Nolan, C. M., Schofield, S. J., Maddocks, M., Patel, S., Barker, R. E., Walsh, J. A., Polgar, O., George, P. M., Molyneaux, P. L., Maher, T. M., Cullinan, P. & Man, W. D. C., Jul 2023, In: Respirology. 28, 7, p. 649-658 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Development and implementation of the lung volume reduction pulmonary rehabilitation tool to identify eligibility for lung volume reduction in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during pulmonary rehabilitation
Buttery, S. C., Williams, P. J., Brighton, L. J., Batista, C., Dewar, A., Hogg, L., Ingram, K., Korff, G., Koulopoulou, M., Lammin, H., Maddocks, M., McDonnell, L., Mehta, B., Meyrick, V., Pritchard, L., Smith, O., Trivedi, P., Lawson, R. A. & Hopkinson, N. S., 1 Jan 2023, In: Chronic Respiratory Disease. 20
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline: palliative care for people with COPD or interstitial lung disease
Janssen, D. J. A., Bajwah, S., Boon, M. H., Coleman, C., Currow, D. C., Devillers, A., Vandendungen, C., Ekström, M., Flewett, R., Greenley, S., Guldin, M. B., Jácome, C., Johnson, M. J., Kurita, G. P., Maddocks, M., Marques, A., Pinnock, H., Simon, S. T., Tonia, T. & Marsaa, K., 1 Aug 2023, In: European Respiratory Journal. 62, 2, 2202014.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
European Respiratory Society statement on frailty in adults with chronic lung disease
Osadnik, C. R., Brighton, L. J., Burtin, C., Cesari, M., Lahousse, L., Man, W. D. C., Marengoni, A., Sajnic, A., Singer, J. P., ter Beek, L., Tsiligianni, I., Varga, J. T., Pavanello, S. & Maddocks, M., 1 Aug 2023, In: European Respiratory Journal. 62, 2, 2300442.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Frailty and mortality risk in COPD: a cohort study comparing the Fried Frailty Phenotype and Short Physical Performance Battery
Brighton, L. J., Nolan , C. M., Barker, R. E., Patel, S., Walsh, J. A., Polgar, O., Kon, S. S. C., Gao, W., Evans, C., Maddocks, M. & Man, W. D.-C., 20 Jan 2023, In: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
High Prevalence and Burden of Physical and Psychological Symptoms in a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Population in Primary Care Settings in South Africa
Nkhoma, K. B., Farrant, L., Mzimkulu, O., Hunter, J., Higginson, I., Gao, W., Maddocks, M., Gwyther, L. & Harding, R., 2 Aug 2023, In: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 18, p. 1665-1679 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Implementation of frailty screening for older people living with HIV in Brighton, UK
Clair-Sullivan, N. S., Bristowe, K., Khan, I., Maddocks, M., Harding, R., Bremner, S., Levett, T., Roberts, J., Adler, Z., Yi, D. & Vera, J. H., 7 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV MEDICINE.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated Short-term Palliative Rehabilitation to improve quality of life and equitable care access in incurable cancer (INSPIRE): a multinational European research project
Bayly, J., Ahmedzai, H. H., Blandini, M. G., Bressi, B., Caraceni, A. T., Carvalho Vasconcelos, J., Costi, S., Fugazzaro, S., Guberti, M., Guldin, M. B., Hauken, M., Higginson, I., Laird, B. J. A., Ling, J., Normand, C., Nottelmann, L., Oldervoll, L., Payne, C., Prevost, A. T. & Stene, G. B. & 4 others, Vanzulli, E., Veber, E., Economos, G. & Maddocks, M., 1 Jan 2023, In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. 17
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated Short-term Palliative Rehabilitation to improve quality of life and equitable care access in incurable cancer (INSPIRE): A multi-national European research project
Bayly, J., Ahmedzai, H., Blandini, M. G., Bressi, B., Caraceni, A. T., Vasconcelos, J., Costi, S., Fugazzaro, S., Guberti, M., Guldin, M.-B., Hauken, M., Higginson, I., Laird, B., Ling, J., Normand, C., Oldervoll, L., Payne, C., Prevost, T., Stene, G. B. & Vanzulli, E. & 3 others, Veber, E., Economos, G. & Maddocks, M., 15 May 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. p. 1 29 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Meditative movement for breathlessness in advanced COPD or cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nolan, C. M., Brighton, L. J., Mo, Y., Bayly, J., Higginson, I., Man, W. D. & Maddocks, M., 23 Mar 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: European Respiratory Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Predictors of increasing disability in activities of daily living among people with advanced respiratory disease: a multi-site prospective cohort study, England UK
Fettes, L., Bayly, J., Chukwusa, E., Ashford, S., Higginson, I. & Maddocks, M., 10 Dec 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Disability and Rehabilitation. p. 1-10 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rehabilitation for People with Respiratory Disease and Frailty An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Maddocks, M., Brighton, L. J., Alison, J. A., ter Beek, L., Bhatt, S. P., Brummel, N. E., Burtin, C., Cesari, M., Evans, R. A., Ferrante, L. E., Flores-Flores, O., Franssen, F. M. E., Garvey, C., Harrison, S. L., Iyer, A. S., Lahouse, L., Lareau, S., Lee, A. L., Man, W. D. C. & Marengoni, A. & 5 others, McAuley, H. J. C., Rozenberg, D., Singer, J. P., Spruit, M. A. & Osadnik, C. R., 6 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 20, 6, p. 767-780 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Silver Clinic: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment for people living with HIV and frailty
St Clair-Sullivan, N., Bristowe, K., Adler, Z., Bremner, S., Harding, R., Levett, T., Maddocks, M., Pargeter, G., Roberts, J., Yi, D. & Vera, J., 19 May 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 5, e070590.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Mo, Y., Zhou, Y., Chan, H., Evans, C. & Maddocks, M., 20 Dec 2023, In: BMC Geriatrics . 23, 1, p. 877 877.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Using volunteers to improve access to community rehabilitation in palliative care: the St Christopher's Living Well at Home Team
Preston, G., Rampes, S., Bayly, J., Rice, H. T., Angelova, R., Richardson, H. & Maddocks, M., 2023, In: Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 4, 1229442.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
What is frailty?
Brighton, L. J., Lareau, S., Maddocks, M., Osadnik, C. R., Lahousse, L., Lee, A., Allison, J., Singer, J. P., Rozenberg, D., Man, W., Ferrante, L., Spruit, M. A., Burtin, C., Harrison, S. & Iyer, A. S., 23 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 207, 11
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Change in Activity of Palliative Care Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Survey (CovPall)
Sleeman, K. E., Cripps, R. L., Murtagh, F. E. M., Oluyase, A. O., Hocaoglu, M. B., Maddocks, M., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Bajwah, S., Higginson, I. J. & Fraser, L. K., 1 Mar 2022, In: Journal of palliative medicine. 25, 3, p. 465-471 7 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall)
Garner, I. W., Walshe, C., Dunleavey, L., Bradshaw, A., Preston, N., Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Chambers, R. L., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I. J., Dec 2022, In: BMC Palliative Care. 21, 1, 176.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Correction: Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall) (BMC Palliative Care, (2022), 21, 1, (176), 10.1186/s12904-022-01070-8)
Garner, I. W., Walshe, C., Dunleavy, L., Bradshaw, A., Preston, N., Fraser, L. K., Murtagh, F. E., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Hocaoglu, M., Bajwah, S., Chambers, R. L., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I. J., Dec 2022, In: BMC Palliative Care. 21, 1, 190.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Critically appraised paper: In people reporting dyspnoea following COVID-19 hospitalisation, additional telerehabilitation is more effective at improving exercise capacity, muscle strength and the physical component of quality of life than education alone [commentary]
Maddocks, M. & Brown, D., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Physiotherapy. 68, 1, p. 70 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Equal but inequitable: response of specialist palliative care and hospice services to people from ethnic minority groups with COVID-19- an observational study (CovPall)
Bajwah, S., Koffman, J., Hussain, J. A., Bradshaw, A., Hocaoglu, M., Fraser, L. K., Oluyase, A. O., Allwin, C., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Cripps, R., Maddocks, M., Sleeman, K., Higginson, I., Walshe, C. & Murtagh, F. E. M., 2022, In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Experiences of staff providing specialist palliative care during COVID-19: a multiple qualitative case study
Bradshaw, A., Dunleavy, L., Garner, I., Preston, N., Bajwah, S., Cripps, R., Fraser, L. K., Maddocks, M., Hocaoglu, M., Murtagh, F. E. M., Oluyase, A. O., Sleeman, K. E., Higginson, I. J. & Walshe, C., Jun 2022, In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 115, 6, p. 220-230 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Frailty and frailty screening: A qualitative study to elicit perspectives of people living with HIV and their healthcare professionals
St Clair-Sullivan, N., Simmons, K., Harding, R., Levett, T., Maddocks, M., Roberts, J., Trotman, D., Yi, D., Vera, J. H. & Bristowe, K., 13 Oct 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: HIV MEDICINE.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Integrated primary palliative care in Nigeria- perspectives of patients, families and providers
Afolabi, O. A., Nkhoma, K., Soyannwo, O., Aje, A., Ogunniyi, A., Harding, R. & Maddocks, M., Oct 2022, In: Journal of pain and symptom management. 64, 4, p. 319-329 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Palliative Care Early in the Care Continuum among Patients with Serious Respiratory Illness: An Official ATS/AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN Policy Statement
Sullivan, D. R., Iyer, A. S., Enguidanos, S., Cox, C. E., Farquhar, M., Janssen, D. J. A., Lindell, K. O., Mularski, R. A., Smallwood, N., Turnbull, A. E., Wilkinson, A. M., Courtright, K. R., Maddocks, M., McPherson, M. L., Thornton, J. D., Campbell, M. L., Fasolino, T. K., Fogelman, P. M., Gershon, L. & Gershon, T. & 9 others, Hartog, C., Luther, J., Meier, D. E., Nelson, J. E., Rabinowitz, E., Rushton, C. H., Sloan, D. H., Kross, E. K. & Reinke, L. F., 15 Sept 2022, In: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 206, 6, p. e44-e69
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prohibit, Protect, or Adapt? The Changing Role of Volunteers in Palliative and Hospice Care Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. A Multinational Survey (Covpall)
CovPall study team, Oct 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11, 10, p. 2146-2154 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prohibit, protect or adapt: The changing role of volunteers in palliative and hospice care services during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multinational survey (CovPall)
Walshe, C., Garner, I., Dunleavy, L., Preston, N., Bradshaw, A., Cripps, R., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K., Hocaoglu, M., Maddocks, M., Murtagh, F. E. M., Oloyase, A., Fraser, L. K. & Higginson, I., 2022, In: International Journal of Health Policy and Management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Response to Zhou (2021) “Comment on Evans et al. (2021) ‘Community-based short-term integrated palliative and supportive care reduces symptom distress for older people with chronic noncancer conditions compared with usual care’”
OPTCare Elderly, Jan 2022, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 125, 104119.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Social dimensions of chronic respiratory disease: stigma, isolation, and loneliness
Brighton, L. J., Chilcot, J. & Maddocks, M., 1 Dec 2022, In: Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care. 16, 4, p. 195-202
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symptom Control and Survival for People Severely ill With COVID: A Multicentre Cohort Study (CovPall-Symptom)
CovPall study team, 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of pain and symptom management.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study
Oluyase, A. O., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K. E., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Hocaoglu, M., Bradshaw, A., Chambers, R. L., Murtagh, F. E. M., Dunleavy, L., Maddocks, M., Fraser, L. K. & Higginson, I. J., 8 Sept 2022, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 12, 4, p. 439-447 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Symptom management in people dying with COVID-19: multinational observational study (CovPall)
Oluyase, A., Bajwah, S., Sleeman, K., Walshe, C., Preston, N., Hocaoglu, M., Bradshaw, A., Chambers, R., Murtagh, F., Dunleavy, L., Maddocks, M., Fraser, L. & Higginson, I., 2022, In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The association between socioeconomic position and the symptoms and concerns of hospital inpatients seen by specialist palliative care: Analysis of routinely collected patient data
Davies, J. M., Sleeman, K. E., Ramsenthaler, C., Prentice, W., Maddocks, M. & Murtagh, F. E. M., 10 Aug 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Palliative medicine.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
'The whole of humanity has lungs, doesn’t it, we are not all the same sort of people': patient preferences and choices for an online, self-guided chronic breathlessness supportive intervention (SELF-BREATHE)
Reilly, C., Bristowe, K., Roach, A., Chalder, T., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I., 26 Apr 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: ERJ Open Research.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“You can do it yourself and you can do it at your convenience”: internet accessibility and willingness of people with chronic breathlessness to use an internet-based breathlessness self-management intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reilly, C. C., Bristowe, K., Roach, A., Maddocks, M. & Higginson, I. J., 21 Feb 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ERJ Open Research. 8, 1, 00557-2021.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Centre for Global Health Palliative Care

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delivery of Rehabilitation in Specialist Palliative Care Services

The CovPall Rehab project aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 on specialist palliative care rehabilitation and improve ongoing service provision.

Project status: Ongoing

Adapting Pulmonary Rehabilitation for People Living with COPD & Frailty

People with COPD and frailty can benefit from, yet face trouble completing pulmonary rehabilitation. BreathePlus will develop and test a new adapted approach.

Project status: Ongoing

Institute of Cancer Policy

The Institute of Cancer Policy brings together global cancer faculty across King’s College London and it’s NHS partner hospitals under Kings’ Health Partners.

Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness

Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.

Project status: Completed

Global Health and Palliative Care

NIHR Global Health Research Group on Global Health and Palliative Care (GHAP): expanding access

Project status: Ongoing

Better Health & Care Hub

A world-leading cross-university development in research and education.

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EU backs clinical trials that could transform incurable cancer care

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14 July 2022

Matthew Maddocks promoted to Professor Health Services Research & Rehabilitation

Matthew Maddocks, a Reader in Health Services Research, and a world-leading researcher on the intersections between rehabilitation and palliative care has...

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