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Publications

I have a research background in health service provision, doctor-patient communication, coping and illness adjustment, mainly in patients with chronic and terminal illnesses, and their carers. Here are some selected publications:

Book chapters

 

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V. (2022). Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Cancer. In B.J. Carr & J.L. Steel (Eds.) Psychological aspects of cancer: A guide to emotional and psychological consequences of cancer, their causes and their management. 2nd Edition, Springer Science. 

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V. (2013). Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Cancer. In B.J. Carr & J.L. Steel (Eds.) Psychological aspects of cancer: A guide to emotional and psychological consequences of cancer, their causes and their management. Springer Science. 

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V. (2007). Chemotherapy. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health in Medicine, (2nd Edition), Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. 

Publications in peer review journals

 

Feldman, L., Wilcock, J., Thuné-Boyle, I. & Iliffe, S. (2015). Explaining the effects of symptom attribution by carers on help-seeking for individuals living with dementia. Dementia. Doi:10.1177/1471301215593185

 

Matei, R., Thuné-Boyle, I., Hamer, M., Iliffe, S., Fox, K.R., Jefferis, B.J. & Gardner, B. (2015). Acceptability of a theory-based sedentary behaviour reduction intervention for older adults ('On Your Feet to Earn Your Seat'). BMC Public Health, 15:606. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1921-0.

 

The EVIDEM findings summary: Changing practice in dementia care in the community: developing and testing evidence-based interventions, from timely diagnosis to end of life. (2015). National Institute for Health Research; Programme Grants for Applied Research, Volume 03, Number 03.

 

Gilbert, C., Wilcock, J., Thuné-Boyle, I. & Iliffe, S. (2015). A comparison of service use by people with dementia in two samples a decade apart. Dementia, DOI: 10.1177/1471301215581504.

 

Wilcock, J., Jain, P., Griffin, M., Thuné-Boyle, I., Lefford, F., Rapp, D. & Iliffe, S. (2015). Diagnosis and management of dementia in family practice. Aging & Mental Health, DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1011082.

 

Gardner, B., Thuné-Boyle, I., Iliffe, S., Fox, K. R., Jefferis, B. J., Hamer, M., Tyler, N. & Wardle, J. (2014). 'On Your Feet to Earn Your Seat', a habit-based intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in older adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials, 15, 368. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-368

 

Lowery, D., Cerga-Pashoja, A., Bailey, A., Warner, J., Iliffe, S., Thuné-Boyle, I., Griffin, M., Lee, J., Bailey, A., Bhattacharya, R. & Warner, J. (2013). The effect of exercise on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: The EVIDEM-E randomised controlled clinical trial. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 29 (8), 819-827. doi:10.1002/gps.4062

 

Iliffe, S., Wilcock, J., Griffin, M. A., Jain, P., Lefford, F., Rapp, D., & Thuné-Boyle, I. (2013). EVIDEM-early diagnosis: Early diagnosis and clinical management of dementia in primary care. Gerontologist, 53, 447.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C., Stygall, J., Keshtgar, M. R., Davidson, T. I., & Newman, S. P. (2013). Religious/spiritual coping resources and their relationship with adjustment in patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. Psycho-Oncology, 22 (3), 646-658. doi:10.1002/pon.3048

 

Wilcock, J., Iliffe, S., Griffin, M., Jain, P., Thuné-Boyle, I., Lefford, F., & Rapp, D. (2013). Tailored educational intervention for primary care to improve the management of dementia: the EVIDEM-ED cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials, 14 (1), 397. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-397

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V. (2013). Terminally ill patients who are supported by religious communities are more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life care rather than hospice care; spiritual support from medical teams may reverse this. BMJ: Evidence Based Nursing, doi:10.1136/eb-2013-101509.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V., Wilcock, J., & Iliffe, S. (2013). Communicating with carers about dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 28, 438-440.

 

Iliffe, S., Wilcock, J., Griffin, M., Jain, P., Thuné-Boyle, I., Lefford, F., & Rapp, D. (2012). Evidence based interventions in dementia: the EVIDEM early diagnosis trial. Gerontologist, 52, 100.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V. (2012). Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Cancer. In B. J. Carr, J. L. Steel (Eds.), Psychological aspects of cancer: A guide to emotional and psychological consequences of cancer, their causes and their management. Springer Science.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C., Iliffe, S., Cerga-Pashoja, A., Lowery, D., & Warner, J. (2012). The effect of exercise on behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: towards a research agenda. Int Psychogeriatr, 24 (7), 1046-1057. doi:10.1017/S1041610211002365

 

Lowery, D. P., Warner, J., Cerga-Pashoja, A., Thuné-Boyle, I., & Iliffe, S. (2011). Clinicians as recruiters to dementia trials: lessons from the EVIDEM-E project. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26 (7), 767-769. doi:10.1002/gps.2671

 

Sampson, E. L., Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V., Kukkastenvehmas, R., King, M., Leurent, B., Tookman, A., & Blanchard, M. R. (2011). Palliative assessment and advance care planning in severe dementia: an exploratory randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention. Palliative Medicine, 25 (3), 197-209.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V., Stygall, J., Keshtgar, M., Davidson, T., & Newman, S. P. (2011). Religious coping strategies in patients diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. Psycho-Oncology, 20, 771-782.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V., Stygall, J., Newman, S. P., Keshtgar, M. R. S., & Davidson, T. I. (2011). The Impact of a Breast Cancer Diagnosis on Religious/Spiritual Beliefs and Practices in the UK. Journal of Religion and Health, 50 (2), 203-218. doi:10.1007/s10943-010-9322-2

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V., Stygall, J., Keshtgar, M., Davidson, T., & Newman, S. P. (2011). The influence of religious/spiritual resources on finding positive benefits from a breast cancer diagnosis. Counselling & Spirituality, 30, 107-134.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V., King, M., Blanchard, M. R., Sampson, E. L., Jones, L., & Lee, D. R. (2010). Challenges to improving end of life care of people with advanced dementia in the UK. Dementia, 9 (2), 259-284. doi:10.1177/1471301209354026

 

Iliffe, S., Wilcock, J., Griffin, M., Jain, P., Thuné-Boyle, I., Koch, T., & Lefford, F. (2010). Evidence-based interventions in dementia: A pragmatic cluster-randomised trial of an educational intervention to promote earlier recognition and response to dementia in primary care (EVIDEM-ED). Trials, 11, 13. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-11-13

 

Sampson, E., Thuné-Boyle, I., Kukkastenvehmas, R., Jones, L., Tookman, A., King, M., & Blanchard, M. (2008). Palliative care in advanced dementia:a mixed methods approach for the development of a complex intervention. BMC Palliative Care, 7.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C. V. (2007). Chemotherapy. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman, R. West (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health in Medicine. Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press.

 

Thuné-Boyle, I. C., Stygall, J. A., Keshtgar, M. R., & Newman, S. P. (2006). Do religious/spiritual coping strategies affect illness adjustment in patients with cancer? A systematic review of the literature. Social Science and Medicine, 63 (1), 151-164. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.11.055

 

Thuné-Boyle, I., Myers, L. B., & Newman, S. P. (2006). The role of illness beliefs, treatment beliefs and perceived severity of symptoms in explaining distress in cancer patients during chemotherapy treatment. Behavioral Medicine, 32 (1), 19-29.

Book cover 2nd ed

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V. (2022). Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Cancer. In B.J. Carr & J.L. Steel (Eds.) Psychological aspects of cancer: A guide to emotional and psychological consequences of cancer, their causes and their management. 2nd Edition, Springer Science. 

Book

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V. (2013). Religion and Spirituality in Coping with Cancer. In B.J. Carr & J.L. Steel (Eds.) Psychological aspects of cancer: A guide to emotional and psychological consequences of cancer, their causes and their management. Springer Science. 

Thuné-Boyle, I.C.V. (2007). Chemotherapy. In S. Ayers, A. Baum, C. McManus, S. Newman, K. Wallston, J. Weinman & R. West (Eds.) Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health in Medicine, (2nd Edition), Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press. 

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