Bereavement and grief: Research

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Dying and Death in Ireland:  What Do We Routinely Measure, How Can We Improve?  

Soraya Matthews1, Maria Pierce2, Siobán O'Brien Green2, Eimir Hurley1, Bridget M. Johnston1, Charles Normand1,3, Peter May1,4

Published 2021, Irish Hospice Foundation, TCD, HRB

Death Studies - Peer reviewed title covering issues in grief, bereavement, loss and attitudes to death and dying

 

 

 

Omega: The Journal of Death and Dying - Peer reviewed publication with articles drawn from disciplines of psychology, sociology and medicine addressing issues of death and dying

 

 

Bereavement Care - International journal published three times a year containing evidence-based peer-reviewed research, first person accounts, reports on best practice, reviews and commentary on all aspects of bereavement care

 

 

Mortality - Peer reviewed journal featuring research on the subjects of death and dying, grief and bereavement and memorialisation

 

 

 

Palliative Medicine - Peer reviewed journal featuring original papers, review articles and case reports in palliative and end-of-life care

 

 

 

BMC Palliative Care - Open Access peer reviewed journal

 

 

 

 

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care - International journal that aims to improve supportive and palliative care for patients through research, evidence and innovative practice

 

 

 

Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care - Peer reviewed publication covering issues related to chronic and life limiting illnesses

KEY DATABASES  

CINAHL 

 

A comprehensive collection of over 3,000 titles in Nursing & Allied Health research, education and clinical practice. Relevant titles include Palliative & Supportive Care & Progress in Palliative Care  

 

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection

 

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection database covers titles in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals. Relevant titles include Palliative Medicine  

 

Medline 

 

MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) bibliographic database containing over 22 million references to journal articles in medical and general health care. MEDLINE records are indexed with NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).    

 

PsychInfo 

 

Over 2.5 million articles from over 2,000 journals in behavioural and social sciences. Also includes some book chapters and dissertations.

 

Embase

 

Over 7,000 journals in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences, including wide coverage of European sources, drugs and pharmaceuticals.

 

Cochrane Library

 

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases that contain high-quality, systematic reviews.

 

 

FREE DATABASES

Pubmed / Medline

Abstracts for 4600 biomedical journals indexed at the National Library of Medicine. Coverage is international and dates from the early 1950's. Many include full text.

TRIP Database 

Free online database for locating clinical evidence and guidelines 

LENUS The Irish Health Repository

LENUS provides open access to publications from the HSE and Irish Health researchers.  

Joanna Briggs Institute - Evidence based practice reviews 

Searchable database of evidence based practice reviews including a number on palliative interventions and palliative nursing & practice  

Medline Plus - End-of-life Issues 

A collection of articles and resources on end-of-life care and palliative care and symptoms