The following grants have been funded by the Dimbleby Marie Curie Cancer Care Research Fund:
Family carers’ perceptions of their educational needs when providing end-of-life care: a systematic review of qualitative research.Duration: 18 monthsRead research abstract
Cascading knowledge about end of life care at home: the development and piloting of a training programme for those who help carers and a carer resource pack.Duration: 24 monthsRead research abstract
A feasibility study of early identification, assessment and support for informal carers in primary care.Duration: 24 monthsRead research abstract
A phase I-II feasibility trial of Cancer Carer Medicines Management (CCMM): an educational intervention for carer management of pain medication in cancer patients at end of life.Duration: 24 monthsRead research abstract
A retrospective national cohort study of the demographic characteristics, health outcomes and health service use of cohabitees living with terminally ill patients with cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and dementia.Duration: 12 monthsRead research abstract
How volunteers may improve end-of-life care: an evidence synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research amd survey of current practice.Duration: 12 monthsRead research abstract
A Living Community Presence - an innovative approach for volunteers to support the care of patients and their families in the last hours and days of life.Duration: 24 monthsRead research abstract
Volunteer Management in Pallative Care: Meeting the specific challeneges of involving volunteers in pallative care roles which require direct contact with patients of their families.Read research abstract
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