Karen Quinn

Psycho-Educational Group Intervention for Family Caregivers of Hospitalized Palliative Care Patients: Pilot Study

Peter L Hudson, Elizabeth A Lobb, Kristina Thomas, Rachel D Zordan, Tom Trauer, Karen Quinn, Anne Williams, Michael Summers

Journal article  |  2012  |  JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Family caregivers of patients requiring palliative care commonly experience physical, social, and psychological burden..

Teaching Family Carers About Home-Based Palliative Care: Final Results from a Group Education Program

Peter Hudson, Tina Thomas, Karen Quinn, Mark Cockayne, Maxine Braithwaite

Journal article  |  2009  |  JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

Without the considerable support provided by family carers, many patients receiving palliative care would be unable to remain at h..

Family meetings in palliative care: are they effective?

P Hudson, T Thomas, K Quinn, S Aranda

Journal article  |  2009  |  PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Despite the promotion of family meetings as an essential tool for information sharing and planning in palliative care, minimal evi..

"Palliative Care: The Essentials": Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Education Program

Karen Quinn, Peter Hudson, Michael Ashby, Kristina Thomas

Journal article  |  2008  |  JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Despite the world-wide growth of specialist palliative care services, the bulk of care and decision making at the end ..

Family meetings in palliative care: Multidisciplinary clinical practice guidelines.

Peter Hudson, Karen Quinn, Brendan O'Hanlon, Sanchia Aranda

Journal article  |  2008  |  BMC Palliat Care

BACKGROUND: Support for family carers is a core function of palliative care. Family meetings are commonly recommended as a useful ..

Evaluation of a psycho-educational group programme for family caregivers in home-based palliative care

P Hudson, K Quinn, L Kristianson, T Thomas, M Braithwaite, J Fisher, M Cockayne

Journal article  |  2008  |  PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Family caregivers are often responsible for providing significant support to relatives who require palliative care at ..

What is the nature, effectiveness and utility of a day hospice? An evaluation of the Caritas Christi Day Hospice

PL HUDSON, K QUINN, P MARTIN, T WESTMORE

Report  |  2004