Aims and objectives To explore how nurses, across various health systems, describe their
role in providing palliative care for patients with life‐threatening illnesses. Background …

Thematic analysis is widely used in qualitative psychology research, and in this article, we
present a particular style of thematic analysis known as Template Analysis. We outline the …

Qualitative research is at heart about people as meaning-makers and meaning-sharers. As
such, its importance for business and management research is self-evident. The …

Aims and objectives To explore how community nurses experience the collaboration with
general practitioners and specialist palliative home care team nurses in palliative home care …

Background: In the United Kingdom, an approach to improving end-of-life care has been the
introduction of 'just in case'or 'anticipatory'medications. Nurses are often responsible for …

Personal construct psychology (PCP) has always been better known for its methods than its
theory, but many researchers are not aware of the range of qualitative methods offered by a …

Context Peabody's maxim 'the secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the
patient'inspired generations of doctors to relate humanely to patients. Since then, phrases …

Collaborative working is a crucial part of contemporary health and social care. Researching
the experiences of those involved—as professionals, patients, or carers—is challenging …

Background: There has recently been a call for an analysis of the way in which professionals
see their role and status in the context of palliative care and the interdisciplinary team. This …

Background: Care coordination is defined as good communication between professionals to
enable access to services based on need. Aims: To explore patients' experience of care …