Gunn E Grande

Summary

Affiliation: University of Manchester
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Valued aspects of primary palliative care: content analysis of bereaved carers' descriptions
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    Br J Gen Pract 54:772-8. 2004
  2. ncbi The influence of patient and carer age in access to palliative care services
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Coupland III, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Age Ageing 35:267-73. 2006
  3. ncbi Caregiver bereavement outcome: relationship with hospice at home, satisfaction with care, and home death
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    J Palliat Care 20:69-77. 2004
  4. ncbi Quality of life measures (EORTC QLQ-C30 and SF-36) as predictors of survival in palliative colorectal and lung cancer patients
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
    Palliat Support Care 7:289-97. 2009
  5. ncbi Place of death and use of health services in the last year of life
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K
    J Palliat Care 19:263-70. 2003
  6. ncbi Prediction of appropriate timing of palliative care for older adults with non-malignant life-threatening disease: a systematic review
    Peter A Coventry
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Age Ageing 34:218-27. 2005
  7. ncbi Women's views of consultations about familial risk of breast cancer in primary care
    Gunn E Grande
    General Practice and Primary Care Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, CB2 2SR, Cambridge, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 48:275-82. 2002

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Valued aspects of primary palliative care: content analysis of bereaved carers' descriptions
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    Br J Gen Pract 54:772-8. 2004
    ..They largely rely on general practitioners (GPs) and district nurses to support them in this role, yet little is known about what carers themselves consider important in this support...
  2. ncbi The influence of patient and carer age in access to palliative care services
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Coupland III, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Age Ageing 35:267-73. 2006
    ..As patient and primary carer age correlate positively, patterns may be due to carer rather than patient age, and reflect better ability to obtain support among younger carers...
  3. ncbi Caregiver bereavement outcome: relationship with hospice at home, satisfaction with care, and home death
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
    J Palliat Care 20:69-77. 2004
    ..Home deaths were associated with both better bereavement response and better physical health post-bereavement than were inpatient deaths. Further research is needed to investigate the implications of death at home for the carer...
  4. ncbi Quality of life measures (EORTC QLQ-C30 and SF-36) as predictors of survival in palliative colorectal and lung cancer patients
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
    Palliat Support Care 7:289-97. 2009
    ..This study assessed whether better prediction is achieved using generic (SF-36) HRQoL measures or cancer-specific (EORTC QLQ-C30) measures that include symptoms...
  5. ncbi Place of death and use of health services in the last year of life
    Gunn E Grande
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K
    J Palliat Care 19:263-70. 2003
    ..This suggests that it may be difficult to sustain end-of-life care at home for an extended period. Further research incorporating assessment of informal care input and disease trajectory is required to investigate this issue...
  6. ncbi Prediction of appropriate timing of palliative care for older adults with non-malignant life-threatening disease: a systematic review
    Peter A Coventry
    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
    Age Ageing 34:218-27. 2005
    ..Additionally, research that evaluates the effect of general and specialist palliative care on psychosocial outcomes in non-cancer patients and their carers is needed...
  7. ncbi Women's views of consultations about familial risk of breast cancer in primary care
    Gunn E Grande
    General Practice and Primary Care Research Unit, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, CB2 2SR, Cambridge, UK
    Patient Educ Couns 48:275-82. 2002
    ..Instead they need to ascertain the patient's understanding and provide explanations accordingly. GPs need to have, or access, enough knowledge to inform and reassure...