Katrin Gerber

Quality of life and loneliness post-bereavement: Results from a nationwide survey of bereaved older adults

Lidia Engel, Bianca Brijnath, Terence WH Chong, Danny Hills, Larissa Hjorth, Samantha Loi, Ishani Majmudar, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, Katrin Gerber

Journal article  |  2022  |  DEATH STUDIES

Older people experience bereavements more often than any other age group. National survey data collected across Australia from 633..

The ostrich approach - Prognostic avoidance, strategies and barriers to assessing older hospital patients' risk of dying

Katrin Gerber, Barbara Hayes, Melissa J Bloomer, Carol Perich, Kayla Lock, Jo-Anne Slee, Cik Yin Lee, Paul Yates

Journal article  |  2022  |  GERIATRIC NURSING

BACKGROUND: Predicting older patients' life expectancy is an important yet challenging task. Hospital aged care assessment teams a..

Experiences of health professionals treating women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy and proposals for service improvement

Lesley Stafford, Michelle Sinclair, Katrin Gerber, Christobel Saunders, Angela Ives, Michelle Peate, Jocelyn Lippey, Mark P Umstad, Ruth Little

Journal article  |  2022  |  BREAST

OBJECTIVE: To examine the experiences, needs, and perceptions of health professionals(HPs) treating women diagnosed with cancer du..

'Unprepared for the depth of my feelings'-Capturing grief in older people through research poetry

Katrin Gerber, Bianca Brijnath, Kayla Lock, Christina Bryant, Danny Hills, Larissa Hjorth

Journal article  |  2022  |  AGE AND AGEING

BACKGROUND: Older people are more likely to experience bereavements than any other age group. However, in healthcare and society, ..

Barriers to adequate pain and symptom relief at the end of life: A qualitative study capturing nurses' perspectives

Katrin Gerber, Lindy Willmott, Ben White, Patsy Yates, Geoffrey Mitchell, David C Currow, Donella Piper

Journal article  |  2022  |  COLLEGIAN

Background: Symptom management remains a critical challenge at the end of life. Barriers to symptom relief predominantly focus on ..

Who makes it out alive?-Predicting survival to discharge of hospital patients referred to residential aged care

Katrin Gerber, Zoe Tuer, Paul Yates

Journal article  |  2021  |  COLLEGIAN

Background: Clinicians in acute hospitals make important discharge decisions that require them to estimate patients’ life expectan..

Isolation experienced by women with gestational cancer: could peer support and tailored information be the answer?

Lesley Stafford, Michelle Sinclair, Katrin Gerber, Christobel Saunders, Angela Ives, Michelle Peate, Jocelyn Lippey, Ruth Little

Journal article  |  2021  |  SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER

Women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy (gestational cancer) are a small but vulnerable population, with experts suggesting t..

Cancer during pregnancy: A qualitative study of healthcare experiences of Australian women

Lesley Stafford, Michelle Sinclair, Katrin Gerber, Leah Collins, Louise Newman, Christobel Saunders, Angela Ives, Kylie D Mason, Michelle Peate, Jocelyn Lippey, Mark P Umstad, Kerry Shanahan, Ruth Little

Journal article  |  2021  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER CARE

OBJECTIVES: To identify features enhancing the quality of healthcare experiences for women with gestational cancer, and explore th..

End-of-life care for older first-generation migrants: a scoping review.

Katrin Gerber, Emma Maharaj, Bianca Brijnath, Josefine Antoniades

Journal article  |  2020  |  BMJ Support Palliat Care

BACKGROUND: The unprecedented scale of contemporary migration across countries over the last decade means that ageing and dying oc..

How are older people?s care preferences documented towards the end of life?

Sue Williams, Kerry Hwang, James Watt, Frances Batchelor, Katrin Gerber, Barbara Hayes, Bianca Brijnath

Journal article  |  2020  |  COLLEGIAN

Background: Meeting individuals’ preferences is essential to achieve quality care at the end of life. Documenting these preference..