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An interview study exploring clients' experiences of receiving therapeutic support for family estrangement in the UK (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, L., Rouncefield‐Swales, A., Bland, B., & Carter, B. (2023). An interview study exploring clients' experiences of receiving therapeutic support for family estrangement in the UK. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 23(1), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12603

Many people experience estrangement from a family member, which is broadly understood to refer to negative relationships that are characterised by little or no contact. However, little is known about how people cope with family estrangement. To addre... Read More about An interview study exploring clients' experiences of receiving therapeutic support for family estrangement in the UK.

Clinical utility and acceptability of a whole-hospital, pro-active electronic paediatric early warning system (the DETECT study): A prospective e-survey of parents and health professionals (2022)
Journal Article
Carter, B., Saron, H., Blake, L., Eyton-Chong, C., Dee, S., Evans, L., …Carrol, E. D. (2022). Clinical utility and acceptability of a whole-hospital, pro-active electronic paediatric early warning system (the DETECT study): A prospective e-survey of parents and health professionals. PLoS ONE, 17(9), Article e0273666. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273666

Background Paediatric early warning systems (PEWS) are a means of tracking physiological state and alerting healthcare professionals about signs of deterioration, triggering a clinical review and/or escalation of care of children. A proactive end-to-... Read More about Clinical utility and acceptability of a whole-hospital, pro-active electronic paediatric early warning system (the DETECT study): A prospective e-survey of parents and health professionals.

The efficacy of a facilitated support group intervention to reduce the psychological distress of individuals experiencing family estrangement (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, L., Bland, B., & Gilbert, H. (2022). The efficacy of a facilitated support group intervention to reduce the psychological distress of individuals experiencing family estrangement. Evaluation and Program Planning, 95, 102168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102168

Background: Stand Alone is a charity operating in the United Kingdom that supports adults who are estranged from a family member. The charity recognises that those who experience estrangement from a family member experience sadness, anger and a sense... Read More about The efficacy of a facilitated support group intervention to reduce the psychological distress of individuals experiencing family estrangement.

‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child (2022)
Journal Article
Mithchell, T., Bray, L., Blake, L., Dickenson, A., & Carter, B. (2022). ‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e4639-e4651. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13870

Technology-dependent children are a sub-population of seriously ill children with life-limiting conditions who are being cared for at home by their families. Although home-based care has been the model of care for these children since the late 1980s,... Read More about ‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child.

Estrangement between siblings in adulthood: A qualitative exploration (2022)
Journal Article
Blake, L., Bland, B., & Rouncefield-Swales, A. (2023). Estrangement between siblings in adulthood: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Family Issues, 44(7), 1859-1879. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X211064876

Relationships between siblings have been described as the longest lasting an individual can have, yet siblings both can and do become estranged from one another in adulthood. An online survey was disseminated to individuals who had sought support fro... Read More about Estrangement between siblings in adulthood: A qualitative exploration.

‘It doesn't feel like our house anymore’: The impact of medical technology upon life at home for families with a medically complex, technology-dependent child (2022)
Journal Article
Mitchell, T. K., Bray, L., Blake, L., Dickinson, A., & Carter, B. (2022). ‘It doesn't feel like our house anymore’: The impact of medical technology upon life at home for families with a medically complex, technology-dependent child. Health and Place, 74, Article 102768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102768

The study aimed to identify how medical technology impacts upon the home and life at home. Inductive auto-driven photo-elicitation or semi-structured interviews were conducted with technology-dependent children/young people (n = 2) and their family m... Read More about ‘It doesn't feel like our house anymore’: The impact of medical technology upon life at home for families with a medically complex, technology-dependent child.