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Dr ELEANOR WILSON's Outputs (3)

Talking about death and dying: Findings from deliberative discussion groups with members of the public (2022)
Journal Article
Wilson, E., Caswell, G., Turner, N., & Pollock, K. (2024). Talking about death and dying: Findings from deliberative discussion groups with members of the public. Mortality, 29(1), 176-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2022.2136515

Talking about death and dying is promoted in UK health policy and practice, from a perception that to do so encourages people to plan for their end of life and so increase their likelihood of experiencing a good death. This encouragement occurs along... Read More about Talking about death and dying: Findings from deliberative discussion groups with members of the public.

‘It’s Not Like in the Films’: Bereaved People’s Experiences of the Deathbed Vigil (2022)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., Wilson, E., Turner, N., & Pollock, K. (2022). ‘It’s Not Like in the Films’: Bereaved People’s Experiences of the Deathbed Vigil. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228221133413

This paper explores how people enact and experience the deathbed vigil when someone close to them is dying. It draws on qualitative interviews with 34 bereaved people carried out as part of a wider study exploring public perceptions of death and dyin... Read More about ‘It’s Not Like in the Films’: Bereaved People’s Experiences of the Deathbed Vigil.

Scoping review of end-of-life decision-making models used in dogs, cats and equids (2022)
Journal Article
Cameron, A., Pollock, K., Wilson, E., Burford, J., England, G., & Freeman, S. (2022). Scoping review of end-of-life decision-making models used in dogs, cats and equids. Veterinary Record, 191(4), Article e1730. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.1730

Background: End-of-life decisions for companion animals can be stressful for veterinarians and owners, and when delayed result in poor animal welfare. Delayed euthanasia has been identified as a particularly prominent issue for horses. This scoping r... Read More about Scoping review of end-of-life decision-making models used in dogs, cats and equids.