McIlfatrick, Sonja
Muldrew, Deborah H. L.
Beck, Esther
Carduff, Emma
Clarke, Mike
Finucane, Anne
Graham-Wisener, Lisa
Larkin, Phil
McCorry, Noleen K.
Slater, Paul
Hasson, Felicity
Funding for this research was provided by:
Marie Curie UK (MCCC-RP-16-A20993)
Article History
Received: 18 April 2019
Accepted: 19 June 2019
First Online: 15 July 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Office for Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland (ORECNI) (RECA Reference 16/WM/0352). Permission to access patient notes for the purpose of this study was obtained from each hospice. Approval was also obtained from the Hospice Research Governance Committees in each location. Data collection was conducted by hospice staff who routinely access patient notes, and all data was anonymised prior to sharing with the research team.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.