About the Authors

Marco Pino

marco.pino75@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom

Ruth Parry

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Victoria Land

Affiliation School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Christina Faull

Affiliation LOROS hospice, Leicester, United Kingdom

Luke Feathers

Affiliation LOROS hospice, Leicester, United Kingdom

Jane Seymour

Affiliation School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RP CF LF JS. Analyzed the data: MP RP. Wrote the paper: MP RP. Collected the data: MP RP. Participated in data analysis sessions: VL. Assisted in patient recruitment: CF LF. Reviewed commenting on approving the manuscript: MP RP VL CF LF JS.