Conceptualising psychological distress in families in palliative care: Findings from a systematic review

CM Carolan, A Smith, L Forbat - Palliative medicine, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Adult palliative care patients and their family members experience significant
psychological distress and morbidity. Psychosocial interventions adopting a systemic …

Developing the DESCARTE model: The design of case study research in health care

CM Carolan, L Forbat, A Smith - Qualitative health research, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Case study is a long-established research tradition which predates the recent surge in
mixed-methods research. Although a myriad of nuanced definitions of case study exist …

Response to compassionate community networks: supporting home dying

CM Carolan - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2012 - spcare.bmj.com
The introduction of a novel scheme in Weston-super-Mare described by Abel et al, 1 which
uses a healthcare mentor to assist palliative care patients identify supportive networks within …

Philosophy and practice of advance care planning in Scotland

CM Carolan - BMJ, 2013 - bmj.com
I was disappointed that in their otherwise excellent review Mullick and colleagues failed to
highlight important differences in advance care planning across the UK, 1 notably …