The following are some examples of research projects which have been undertaken recently in Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services, or are currently in progress:

• Bates, U (2014), Becoming aware: a mixed methods study of palliative care patients’ experience of an individual mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) programme
• Clancy, L (2015), Resilience: A qualitative study describing how community palliative care nurses experience resilience in their work
• Hayden, D (2013), Understanding palliative care patients’ spiritual needs within an Irish hospice
• Hayden, D & Bates, U (2012): Evaluation of the Sacred Art of Living and Dying education programme
• Hollingsworth, C (2010): An exploration of health care assistants’ experience in providing end-of-life care to individuals with life-limiting illnesses and their families in specialist palliative care services
• Lester, L (2014): Subcutaneous medication administration via syringe pump: a prospective anonymous survey
• Lester, L (2013): Opioids in cancer pain
• Lorton, C (2015), High CPR as a Predictor of Specialist Palliative Care Needs: a Pilot Study
• Moran, D (2015), An exploration of how occupational therapists evaluate their practice in specialist palliative care units
• McCullagh, V (2015), Nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with motor neurone disease in a specialist palliative care inpatient unit
• McLoughlin, K (2015), Investigations and Therapeutic Interventions in a Specialist Palliative Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study
• O’Connor, B (2014), Cancer malnutrition: bioelectrical impedance and body composition
• O’Connor, B (2013): Connected health: the role of modern information technology in the clinical assessment of advanced cancer
• O’Flanagan, S & Bates, U (2011): A mindfulness-based cognitive therapy intervention for prolonged grief disorder: a pilot study
• Rabbitte, M & Bates, U (2013): A qualitative study of psychological/psychotherapeutic approaches for Motor Neurone Disease
• Stack, M (2015), A pharmacist let falls prevention focused medication review in a specialist palliative care inpatient service
• Stone, C (2012): An investigation of the incidence of falling and risk factors for falls in adults with advanced cancer
• Walsh, D (2014): Preferences for symptom assessment scales in advanced cancer