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Table 1.

Details of included studies.

Study	Population + sample	Sample size
Renal study 1³²	Patients with advanced renal disease on conservative non dialytic pathway	16
Renal study 2³³	Patients with end-stage renal disease on haemodialysis	20
Heart failure study^30,31	Patients with heart failure	20
AMBER care bundle evaluation³⁵	Patients with uncertain recovery who are supported by the AMBER care bundle (cancer, renal disease, liver disease)	11
Breathlessness study³⁴	Patients with cancer, COPD, MND and heart failure experiencing breathlessness	48 (31 suitable for inclusion)

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; MND: motor neurone disease.