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The Aftermath of Death in the Continuing Lives of the Living: Extending ‘Bereavement’ Paradigms through Family and Relational Perspectives
Ribbens McCarthy, Jane; Woodthorpe, Kate; Almack, Kathryn (2023-02-02)While there is a significant interdisciplinary and international literature available on death, dying and bereavement, literature addressing responses to death is dominated by assumptions about individuality, framing ... -
Applying a capabilities approach to understanding older LGBT people’s disclosures of identity in community primary care.
Toze, Michael; Fish, Julie; Hafford-Letchfield, Trish; Almack, Kathryn (2020-10-19)Internationally, there is increasing recognition that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) populations experience substantial public health inequalities and require interventions to address these inequalities, yet data ... -
BeeZee Bodies Embedded Ethnography Evaluation Project
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai; Almack, Kathryn; Mathie, Elspeth; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-02-07)The Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire (UH) were commissioned by BeeZee Bodies (BZB) to bring academic insights and support BZB’s development of future services. This work ... -
BeeZee Bodies Evaluation: Summary Report
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai; Almack, Kathryn; Mathie, Elspeth; Wills, Wendy (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-02-07) -
Between loss and restoration: The role of liminality in advancing theories of grief and bereavement
Bristowe, Katherine; Timmins, Liadh; Pitman, Alexandra; Braybrook, Debbie; Marshall, Steve; Johnson, Katherine; King, Michael; Roach, Anna; Yi, Deokhee; Almack, Kathryn; Day, Elizabeth; Clift, Paul; Rose, Ruth; Harding, Richard (2024-03-30)A recent national survey of bereaved partners found high levels of complicated grief and psychological distress, with evidence that loneliness and isolation may contribute to these outcomes. However, the mechanisms of ... -
Bisexuality and ageing : Why it matters for social work practice
Almack, Kathryn; Jones, Rebecca L.; Scicluna, Rachael M. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-01-01)In relation to the commonly-used sexual identity labels ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ and ‘bisexual’, bisexual is often the most invisible category. This invisibility and lack of recognition of the needs of bisexuals across the life ... -
Care in late life, end of life and in bereavement for the oldest LGBT generations around the globe
Almack, Kathryn; King, Andrew; Jones, Rebecca L. (2021-05-17)This special issue focuses on care in late life and at the end of life for people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, from an international perspective. We use the shorthand lesbian, gay, bisexual, ... -
Compassionate Neighbours: (Hertfordshire Hospices): a qualitative evaluation
Almack, Kathryn; Bennett, Chloe (University of Hertfordshire, 2022-07-15) -
Constructing adulthood in discussions about the futures of young people with moderate-profound intellectual disabilities
Almack, Kathryn; Murphy, E.; Clegg, J; Harvey, A (2010-04-16)Background This study examines how those planning futures for young people with moderate-profound intellectual disabilities invoke, deploy and interpret contrasting definitions of adulthood and perceived capacity for ... -
A death in the family: experiences of dying and death in which everyday family practices are embedded and enacted
Almack, Kathryn (2022-05-01)‘Family’ is an important concept in end-of-life care policy and practice but familial relationships are rarely considered, beyond a bio-medical framework and/or as a resource for informal care. Furthermore, bereavement and ... -
Developing inclusive residential care for older lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people : An evaluation of the Care Home Challenge action research project
Hafford-Letchfield, Trish; Simpson, Paul; Willis, Paul B; Almack, Kathryn (2018-03)There have been substantial achievements in legislative and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older people and their visibility in health and social care has equally increased. These appear to ... -
Development and evaluation of an LGBT+ education programme for palliative care interdisciplinary teams
Chidiac, Claude; Grayson, Kate; Almack, Kathryn (2021-10-22)Background: Despite national policy recommendations to enhance healthcare access for LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and those who do not identify as cisgender heterosexual) people, education on LGBT+ issues ... -
Digital Technologies to support social wellbeing of community dwelling older adults in receipt of care and their carers: Summary of findings from knowledge mobilisation events with recommendations for policy and practice
Tingle, Alison; Almack, Kathryn; Toma, Madalina; Prato, Laura; Waterman, Chloe; Forder, Julian (University of Hertfordshire, 2024-05-30)This is the third and final briefing summary from a research project exploring digital technologies in adult social care to support social wellbeing for community dwelling older adults (DiTSoW). The research is led by the ... -
Digital Technologies to support social wellbeing of community dwelling older adults in receipt of social care and their carers : Summary of findings from interviews and focus groups with older adults
Tingle, Alison; Almack, Kathryn; Toma, Madalina; Prato, Laura; Waterman, Chloe; Forder, Julian (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-10-02) -
Digital Technologies to support social wellbeing of community dwelling older adults in receipt of social care and their carers : Summary of findings from interviews with professionals working in this field
Tingle, Alison; Almack, Kathryn; Toma, Madalina; Prato, Laura; Waterman, Chloe; Forder, Julian (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-07-21) -
Does the impact of bereavement vary between same and different gender partnerships? A representative national, cross-sectional study
Timmins, Liadh; Pitman, Alexandra; King, Michael; Gao, Wei; Johnson, Katherine; Yu, Peihan; Braybrook, Debbie; Roach, Anna; Marshall, Steve; Day, Elizabeth; Rose, Ruth; Clift, Paul; Almack, Kathryn; Yi, Deok Hee; Bristowe, Katherine; Harding, Richard (2022-05-27)Background Data suggest poorer bereavement outcomes for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, but this has not been estimated in population-based research. This study compared bereavement outcomes for partners of same-gender ... -
Editorial: Monitoring patients sexual orientation and gender identity: Can we ask? Should we ask? How do we ask?
Almack, Kathryn (2022-11-03) -
Experiences of and responses to disempowerment, violence, and injustice within the relational lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people
Gahan, Luke; Almack, Kathryn (2020-10-06)This article introduces a special edition of the Journal of Sociology that aims to interrogate the ongoing entrenchment of hetero- and cis-normative borders, and the consequential manifestations of power, violence and ... -
Grieving academic grant rejections: examining funding failure and experiences of loss
Borgstrom, Erica; Driessen, Annelieke; Krawczyk, Marian; Kirby, Emma; MacArtney, John; Almack, Kathryn (2023-11-10)Bidding for research funding has increasingly become a main feature of academic work from the doctoral level and beyond. Individually and collectively, the process of grant writing – from idea conceptualisation to ... -
"I didn't come out to go back in the closet": ageing and end of life care for older LGBT people
Almack, Kathryn (Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-09-19)This chapter presents a particular gap in knowledge concerning the end-of-life care needs and experiences in the lives of older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people. The major academic study relating to ...