top of page
Magazine pile and coffee cup on table in cafe or home living room background.jpg

Publications

I have a research background in health service provision, doctor-patient communication, behavioural medicine, coping and illness adjustment, mainly in patients with chronic and terminal illnesses, and their carers. Below are some selected publications (e.g. book chapters and peer review publications), but do also check out my Blog Page for further articles [here].

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. 

Handbook
bottom of page