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S. José Closs
Researcher at University of Leeds
Publications - 89
Citations - 4068
S. José Closs is an academic researcher from University of Leeds. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pain assessment & Chronic pain. The author has an hindex of 33, co-authored 89 publications receiving 3580 citations. Previous affiliations of S. José Closs include University of Edinburgh.
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Patient risk factors for pressure ulcer development: systematic review.
Susanne Coleman,Claudia Gorecki,E Andrea Nelson,S. José Closs,Tom Defloor,Ruud J.G. Halfens,Amanda Farrin,Julia Brown,Lisette Schoonhoven,Lisette Schoonhoven,Jane Nixon +10 more
TL;DR: Overall there is no single factor which can explain pressure ulcer risk, rather a complex interplay of factors which increase the probability of pressure ulcers development.
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A comparison of five pain assessment scales for nursing home residents with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.
TL;DR: This study showed no difference in pain scores according to cognitive status, and consistency between scores on the five scales was good for those with none to moderate cognitive impairment and poor for those severely impaired.
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How effective are patient-based educational interventions in the management of cancer pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis.
TL;DR: Patient‐based educational interventions can result in modest but significant benefits in the management of cancer pain, and are probably underused alongside more traditional analgesic approaches.
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Pain assessment for people with dementia: a systematic review of systematic reviews of pain assessment tools.
Valentina Lichtner,Dawn Dowding,Dawn Dowding,Philip Esterhuizen,S. José Closs,Andrew F. Long,Anne Corbett,Michelle Briggs +7 more
TL;DR: There are a considerable number of pain assessment tools available for use with the elderly cognitive impaired population, however there is limited evidence about their reliability, validity and clinical utility.
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Ensuring rigour and trustworthiness of qualitative research in clinical pharmacy.
TL;DR: The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of rigour in qualitativeResearch, present different philosophical standpoints on the issue of quality in qualitative research and to discuss briefly strategies to ensure rigour on the basis of recent research.