A5072707106- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Family Support in Illness
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Marriage and Sexual Relationships
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
2023
Southern New Hampshire University
2021
Honiton Hospital
2005-2018
Mills College
1991
University of Illinois Chicago
1991
University of Iowa
1988
Western University
1988
Iowa City Public Library
1988
Lafayette College
1988
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
1988
A study designed to explore the experiences of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their carers, particularly regard ongoing palliative care needs.The participants were nine men one woman COPD carers eight men, in East Devon, UK. Semi-structured interviews undertaken, transcribed analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA).The emergent themes losses, adaptation, relationships health professionals effect on carer. Losses reflected loss...
Psychological responses were measured in a newly diagnosed group of breast cancer patients during their hospital stay for primary surgical treatment by mastectomy. The aim was to assess the extent which responded stress diagnosis denying seriousness illness, and how this related both level distress prior delay seeking treatment. data indicated that who denied experienced significantly less mood disturbance period than those more accepting implications diagnosis. These findings suggest denial...
Objective To explore how bereaved family members recall managing end of life medications when delivering care to a patient dying at home in England. Design Qualitative study. Setting Domestic homes two contrasting areas Participants 59 carers who have delivered spent minimum 2 weeks prior their death from cancer or other non-malignant condition. Cases were excluded if the place was: hospice, nursing National Health Service (NHS) hospital. Results identified number important concerns about...
<h3>Background</h3> Dying at home is the preference of many patients with life-limiting illness. This often not achieved and a key factor availability willing able family carers. <h3>Aim</h3> To elicit carers' views about community support that made death possible. <h3>Design setting</h3> Qualitative study in East Devon, North Lancashire, Cumbria. <h3>Method</h3> Participants were bereaved carers who had provided care end life for dying home. Semi-structured interviews conducted 6–24 months...
Background: older people aged 80 and over are increasingly providing end-of-life care to spouses at home often do so for long periods of time, while also trying manage their own illnesses disabilities. Little the research on spousal carers has focussed oldest carers; hence, needs this particular population not fully known. Objective: explore experiences 'oldest carers' in caring a dying spouse home. Methods: secondary analysis was undertaken subset data from larger qualitative interview...
To determine the importance of fear and anxiety at time an exacerbation chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. assess influence carers health professionals on this anxiety.A qualitative study to elicit views patients their during a hospital admission for exacerbations disease.Interviews were conducted in District General Hospital.Twenty interviewed shortly after with exacerbation.Key themes identified using cross-sectional thematic analysis transcripts where commonalities differences...
Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is common in the UK. GPs manage most patients with such pain. Previous research has suggested that prescribing influenced by patient and doctor factors, but less known about decision- making process involved opioid drugs for CNCP.
Recent end of life care policy prioritises patient choice over place and in particular promotes dying at home. This is predicated on the assumption that there are family carers able willing to provide for person. Through accounts bereaved members, 'Unpacking home' study aims gain an in-depth understanding 'home' issues faced by members caring a older person home; it also examine way home transformed process providing care, offer critical analysis policies aim increase deaths. paper presents...
Background: Internationally, evidence on the support needs of family carers who look after a terminally ill adult in home settings is incomplete. Aim: To illustrate relevance ‘relevant background worries’ carers’ accounts caring at for dying adult. Design: A qualitative cross-sectional observational study was conducted England, United Kingdom, 2011–2013 experiences ( n = 59) older adults (aged 50+ years) with malignant and/or non-malignant conditions. Interviews occurred post-bereavement....
As common as the experience of outness may be in same-gender relationships, little is known about influence on romantic relationship satisfaction. Although some researchers have found increased levels to positively correlate with satisfaction, others no between and Through a photovoice methodology, nine participants couples explored impact various social arenas Researchers then utilized Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) find themes satisfaction being related legal legitimacy...
Outness is an inevitable component of lived experience for individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. Relatedly, levels outness change based on environment, social location, and surrounding influences, little research exists exploring the construct within same-gender romantic relationships. Through a photovoice methodology, participants engaged with participant-taken photographs depicting their experiences during structured focus group. use Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, researchers...
Introduction Current UK health policy aims to increase the numbers of people dying at home, but it relies on family members being available take responsibility for caring. The ‘Unpacking home’ study elicited views and experiences carers who have cared a member home. Aims Methods This paper examines key element carers' responsibilities: administration medications. Using multidisciplinary social science approach, qualitative interviews were undertaken with 59 in north south England. analysed...
In the UK, people are living longer now than at any other time in history, but this does not necessarily mean that they better health as age (GBD 2019 Demographics Collaborators 2019).There is evidence gap widening between longevity and span (the length of a person generally good health) (All Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity 2021).This means greater number with several long-term conditions therefore increased risk clinical deterioration hospital admissions (National Institute Health...