Professor
Faculty of Social Sciences Colin Bell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
I am a research psychologist and family therapist. My research and clinical practice focus on how families and relationships are impacted when someone gets ill, for example with cancer or other life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. I also have a stream of work on conflict in healthcare.
Alongside my research and teaching, I am Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
I am a senior fellow of the HEA, registered psychotherapist with UKCP, and a graduate member of the British Psychological Society.
My research projects centralise patient/carer involvement, to ensure that the work I do is always grounded in their priorities. I supervise doctoral students on topics such as family and professional relationships in palliative care, prostate cancer service development.
I am on bluesky: @LizForbat.bsky.social
Supervision of PhDs/Clinical or Professional Doctorates would include the following areas: palliative care, ageing, families and health, family therapy, carers, health services research, cancer, dementia, health care conflict, user involvement/PPI.
I work in the dementia and ageing Division of the Faculty of Social Sciences, where we house the MSc Gerontology and Global Ageing and MSc Dementia Studies. So if you're interested in global ageing, dementia, care, ageing, international services and evidence then come and study with us!
I am interested in a range of ideas and topics which coalesce around developing understandings and interventions about the impact of health and ageing on relationships and the impact of relationships on health. My research spans a range of conditions including cancer and dementia.
Supervision of PhDs/Clinical or Professional Doctorates would include the following areas: palliative care, ageing, families and health, family therapy, carers, health services research, cancer, dementia, health care conflict, user involvement/PPI.
Developing a measure of conflict between health professionals and families
Australian Catholic University
Supporting provision of palliative care in the home environment: a proof of concept study.
Calvary Health Care ACT and Australian Catholic University
Developing and testing a conflict management framework
Medical Mediation Foundation
Integrating Specialist Palliative Care into Residential Care for Older People: A Stepped Wedge Trial (INSPIRED Trial)
Calvary Health Care ACT, Australian National University and Australian Catholic University
Stepped wedge randomised control trial testing 'palliative care needs rounds' in nursing homes in Australia.
End of life planning for people with dementia “Dying to talk in dementia”
Palliative Care Australia
A study evaluating tools to enable people living with mild and moderate dementia to start talking about their end of life goals of care and wishes.
Developing an educational and support resource for neonatal staff in managing the deaths of infants: An experience based co-design study.
Canberra Hospital
Chartered Scientist
Chartered Scientist with the British Psychological Society
Systemic family psychotherapist
Financial insecurity at end of life for people on work related visas
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Marie Curie Cancer Care
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Improving end of life care: supporting the workforce and reducing hospitalisations through an implementation study in care homes
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments
PI: Professor Emma France
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Living Right Up To The End
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Strathcarron Hospice
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Covid 19 Rapid Response: Co-design of a carer support app: connecting carers to help prevent infection and improve resilience
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Evaluation of Teenage Cancer Trust education intervention funded by the Detect Cancer Early Campaign
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Funded by: Teenage Cancer Trust
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Carers Interviewing Other Carers
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Palliative Care MCN (NHS Lanarkshire)
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Cancer as a catalyst for change? Extent and predictors of changes in diet, physical activity and tobacco use after colorectal cancer diagnosis
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Funded by: Chief Scientist Office
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Psychosexual Support Following Prostate Cancer Surgery: Feasibility and Outcomes of a Couple-Based Intervention
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Prostate Action
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Resolve’ : The Evelina Medical Mediation and Conflict Management Project
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Medical Mediation Foundation
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The symptom profile and experience of children with rare life-limiting conditions: perspectives of their families and key health professionals
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: C H A S - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland and Palliative Care MCN (NHS Lanarkshire)
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Cancer Survivorship in Scotland: living with and beyond cancer in Scotland
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Funded by: Macmillan Cancer Support
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Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS-Ch) for use in children receiving palliative cancer care
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Yorkhill Hospital
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Review and Analysis of Department of Health £30m Funding Programme for Children' s Palliative Care
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Together for Short Lives
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Advanced Prostate Cancer: exploring the reasons for late presentation and diagnosis
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: The Prostate Cancer Charity
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Family Experience as prognostic indicators: an evaluation of the Haven's support services
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Palliative Care MCN (NHS Lanarkshire)
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Patients with non-malignant disease and their family members identifying the need for palliative and end of life care: a review of the evidence
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Funded by: Palliative Care MCN (NHS Lanarkshire)
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Evaluating Family Support Needs of People Using Hospice Services- Research Study
PI: Professor Liz Forbat
Funded by: Strathcarron Hospice
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Article
Forbat L, Macgregor A, Brown T, McCormack B, Spilsbury K, Rutherford A, Hanratty B, Hockley J, McKenzie M, Soulsby I & Ogden M (2024) Negotiating pace, focus and identities: Patient/public involvement/engagement in a palliative care study. Sociology of Health & Illness, 46 (7), pp. 1327-1344. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.13785
Project Report
Forbat E, Magregor A, Spilsbury K, McCormack B, Rutherford A, Hanratty B, Hockley J, Davison L, Ogden M, Soulsby I & McKenzie M (2024) Using Palliative Care Needs Rounds in the UK for care home staff and residents: an implementation science study. National Institute of Health Research. Southampton. https://doi.org/10.3310/KRWQ5829
Article
Efficacy of systemic therapy on adults with depressive disorders: A meta-analysis
Vossler A, Pinquart M, Forbat L & Stratton P (2024) Efficacy of systemic therapy on adults with depressive disorders: A meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2024.2352741
Article
Wibisono S, Mavandadi P, Wilkinson S, Amiot C, Forbat L, Thomas EF, Allen F, Decety J, Noonan K, Minto K, Breen LJ, Kho M, Crane M, Lizzio-Wilson M, Molenberghs P & Louis W (2024) "More support, less distress?": Examining the role of social norms in alleviating practitioners' psychological distress in the context of assisted dying services. Death Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2024.2337189
Article
Macgregor A, McCormack B, Spilsbury K, Hockley J, Rutherford A, Ogden M, Soulsby I, McKenzie M, Hanratty B & Forbat L (2023) Supporting care home residents in the last year of life through ‘Needs Rounds’: Development of a pre-implementation programme theory through a rapid collaborative online approach. Frontiers in Health Services, 2, Art. No.: 1019602. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.1019602
Article
Forbat L, Sedgley T & Bellussi L (2023) Multiple Myeloma in People of Working Age: A Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis of Experiences of Paid and Unpaid Work. European Journal of Cancer Care, 2023, Art. No.: 6292479. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6292479
Article
Forbat L (2023) Multiple myeloma in people of working age in Czechia, Germany, and Poland: findings from a qualitative interview study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01510-1
Presentation / Talk
France E, Caes L, Uny I, Forbat L, Silveira Bianchim M, Noyes J, Jordan A, Turley R & Thomson K (2023) How children and young people with chronic pain and their families experience and perceive pain services and treatments and living with pain: a meta-ethnography. Lothian Health and Care Professions Research Conference 2023, Edinburgh, Scotland, 07.11.2023.
Review
France E, Uny I, Turley R, Thomson K, Noyes J, Jordan A, Forbat L, Caes L & Silveira Bianchim M (2023) A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services, and treatments. Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group (Editor) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023 (10), Art. No.: CD014873. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd014873.pub2
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Silveira Bianchim M, Jordan A, Uny I, Noyes J, Forbat L, Line C, Ruth T & France E (2023) Co-producing with children and young people for a meta-ethnography on experiences of chronic pain, treatments and services.. Abstracts of the 27th Cochrane Colloquium. Cochrane Colloquium, London, UK, 04.09.2023-06.09.2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd202301
Article
Five changes needed to Scottish cancer policy to support necessary transformation of services
Ward AL & Forbat L (2023) Five changes needed to Scottish cancer policy to support necessary transformation of services. Journal of Cancer Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2023.100420
Article
Lizzio-Wilson M, Thomas EF, Louis WR, Crane MF, Kho M, Molenberghs P, Wibisono S, Minto K, Amiot CE, Decety J, Breen LJ, Noonan K, Forbat L & Allen F (2023) Using Latent Profile Analysis to Understand Health Practitioners’ Attitudes Toward Voluntary Assisted Dying. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, p. 003022282211494. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228221149453
Article
France E, Noyes J, Forbat L, Uny DI, Jordan A, Caes L & Turley R (2022) A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic non-cancer pain and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services, and treatments. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2022 (7), Art. No.: CD014873. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd014873
Article
Wibisono S, Minto K, Lizzio-Wilson M, Thomas EF, Crane M, Molenberghs P, Kho M, Amiot CE, Decety J, Breen LJ, Noonan K, Forbat L & Louis W (2022) Attitudes Toward and Experience With Assisted-Death Services and Psychological Implications for Health Practitioners: A Narrative Systematic Review. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228221138997
Article
Attitudes toward assisted-death services, perceived supporting norms, and emotional distress
Forbat L (2022) Attitudes toward assisted-death services, perceived supporting norms, and emotional distress. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying.
Presentation / Talk
France E, Noyes J, Jordan A, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Turley R & Silveira Bianchim M (2022) How children and young people with chronic pain and their families live with pain and perceive pain treatments and services - a meta-ethnography. RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2022, Cardiff, Wales, 05.09.2022-06.09.2022.
Presentation / Talk
France E, Silveira Bianchim M, Uny I, Forbat L & Caes L (2022) How children and young people with chronic pain and their families live with pain and perceive pain treatments and services - a meta-ethnography [Abstract number: 0284]. RCN International Nursing Research Conference 2022, Cardiff, UK, 04.09.2022-06.09.2022.
Conference Abstract
France E, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & Bianchim MS (2022) 522 A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic pain and their families experience and perceive pain services and treatments and living with pain. Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Liverpool. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 107 (Supplement 2), pp. A514-A515. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2022-rcpch.828
Conference Paper (unpublished)
France E, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & Bianchim MS (2022) A meta-ethnography of how children and young people with chronic pain and their families experience and perceive pain services and treatments and living with pain. RCPCH Conference, Liverpool, 28.06.2022-30.06.2022.
Poster
France E, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & Silveira Bianchim M (2022) A synthesis investigating how young people with chronic pain from sickle cell disease and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 07.04.2022-09.04.2022.
Poster
Silveira Bianchim M, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & France EF (2022) The views of young people with neurological conditions and their families on chronic pain, services and treatments – a descriptive synthesis. Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference 2022, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 07.04.2022-09.04.2022.
Poster
France E, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan A, Noyes J & Silveria Bianchim M (2022) A synthesis investigating how young people with chronic pain from sickle cell disease and their families experience and understand their condition, pain services and treatments. 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Auckland New Zealand & online, 24.03.2022-27.03.2022.
Poster
Silveria Bianchim M, Turley R, Uny I, Forbat L, Caes L, Jordan b, Noyes J & France E (2022) The views of young people with neurological conditions and their families on chronic pain, services and treatments – a descriptive synthesis. 13th International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, Auckland, New Zealand & online, 24.03.2022-27.03.2022.
Article
Koerner J, Johnston N, Samara J, Liu W, Chapman M & Forbat L (2021) Context and mechanisms that enable implementation of specialist palliative care Needs Rounds in care homes: results from a qualitative interview study. BMC Palliative Care, 20, Art. No.: 118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00812-4
Article
Transforming training into practice with the conflict management framework: a mixed methods study
Lyons O, Forbat L, Menson E, Chisholm JC, Pryde K, Conlin S, Felton V, Ingle S, McKenzie C, Ramachandran R, Sayer C, Snowball C, Strachan-Gadsby E, Tisovszky N & Barclay S (2021) Transforming training into practice with the conflict management framework: a mixed methods study. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5 (1), Art. No.: e001088. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001088
Article
Tseliou E, Burck C, Forbat L, Strong T & O’Reilly M (2021) The Discursive Performance of Change Process in Systemic and Constructionist Therapies: A Systematic Meta-Synthesis Review of In-Session Therapy Discourse. Family Process, 60 (1), pp. 42-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12560
Article
Tseliou E, Burck C, Forbat L, Strong T & O’Reilly M (2021) How is Systemic and Constructionist Therapy Change Process Narrated in Retrospective Accounts of Therapy? A Systematic Meta-synthesis Review. Family Process, 60 (1), pp. 64-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12562
Article
Macgregor A, Rutherford A, McCormack B, Hockley J, Ogden M, Soulsby I, McKenzie M, Spilsbury K, Hanratty B & Forbat L (2021) Palliative and end-of-life care in care homes: protocol for codesigning and implementing an appropriate scalable model of Needs Rounds in the UK. BMJ Open, 11 (2), Art. No.: e049486. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049486
Article
Defining 'specialist palliative care': findings from a Delphi study of clinicians
Forbat L, Johnston N & Mitchell I (2020) Defining 'specialist palliative care': findings from a Delphi study of clinicians. Australian Health Review, 44 (2), pp. 313-321. https://doi.org/10.1071/ah18198
Article
Rainsford S, Johnston N, Liu W, Glasgow N & Forbat L (2020) Palliative care Needs Rounds in rural residential aged care: A mixed-methods study exploring experiences and perceptions of staff and general practitioners. Progress in Palliative Care, 28 (5), pp. 308-317. https://doi.org/10.1080/09699260.2019.1698177
Article
Forbat L (2020) The role and value of family therapy for people living with cancer: a rapid review of recent evidence. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 14 (3), pp. 263-269. https://doi.org/10.1097/spc.0000000000000504
Article
Forbat L, Liu W, Koerner J, Lam L, Samara J, Chapman M & Johnston N (2020) Reducing time in acute hospitals: A stepped-wedge randomised control trial of a specialist palliative care intervention in residential care homes. Palliative Medicine, 34 (5), pp. 571-579. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216319891077
Article
Forbat E, Lui W, Koerner J, Lam L, Johnston N, Samara J & Chapman M (2020) Improved quality of death and dying in care homes: a palliative care stepped wedge randomized control trial in Australia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68 (2), pp. 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16192
Book Chapter
Marques-da-Silva D, Francisco R, dos Reis Ferreira V, Forbat L, Lagoa R, Videira PA, Witters P, Jaeken J & Cassiman D (2019) An Electronic Questionnaire for Liver Assessment in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (LeQCDG): A Patient-Centered Study. In: Morava E, Baumgartner M, Patterson M, Rahman S, Zschocke J & Peters V (eds.) JIMD Reports. 1st ed. JIMD Reports, 44. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/8904_2018_121
Article
Forbat L, Mnatzaganian G & Barclay S (2019) The Healthcare Conflict Scale: development, validation and reliability testing of a tool for use across clinical settings. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 33 (6), pp. 680-688. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1593117
Newspaper / Magazine
Forbat L (2019) When doctors and parents disagree on how to treat a sick child the emotional and financial costs can be huge. The Conversation. 09.10.2019.
Newspaper / Magazine
When a friend dies the impact can be as traumatic as losing a family member
Forbat L & Liu W (2019) When a friend dies the impact can be as traumatic as losing a family member. The Conversation. 13.05.2019.
Article
Reducing healthcare conflict: outcomes from using the conflict management framework
Forbat L & Barclay S (2019) Reducing healthcare conflict: outcomes from using the conflict management framework. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104 (4), pp. 328-332. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2018-315647
Article
Liu W, Forbat L & Anderson K (2019) Death of a close friend: Short and long-term impacts on physical, psychological and social well-being. PLOS ONE, 14 (4), Art. No.: e0214838. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214838
Article
Johnston N, Lovell C, Liu W, Chapman M & Forbat L (2019) Normalising and planning for death in residential care: findings from a qualitative focus group study of a specialist palliative care intervention. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 9 (1) p. 2016, Art. No.: e12. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001127
Research Report
Forbat L, Liu W, Lam L, Johnson N, Chapman M & Koerner J (2019) Integrating specialist palliative care into residential care for older people: a stepped wedge trial (INSPIRED trial). Calvary Public Hospital. Canberra, Australia: Australian Catholic University.
Policy Document
Forbat L, Liu W, Lam L, Johnson N, Chapman M & Koerner J (2018) Specialist palliative care in nursing homes: Integrating care to improve quality of life and reduce costs. University of Stirling. Stirling. https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/public-policy-hub/policy-briefings/
Policy Document
Forbat L, Chapman M, Lovell C, Liu W & Johnson N (2018) Specialist palliative care in care homes: Integrating care could improve quality of life and reduce costs (Pilot study). University of Stirling. Stirling. https://www.stir.ac.uk/research/public-policy-hub/policy-briefings/
Article
Forbat L, Chapman M, Lovell C, Liu W & Johnston N (2018) Improving specialist palliative care in residential care for older people: a checklist to guide practice. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 8 (3), pp. 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2017-001332
Article
Forbat L (2018) What can systemic psychotherapy offer clinical practice and public debates on assisted dying?: Assisted dying and systemic psychotherapy. Journal of Family Therapy, 40 (3), pp. 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12171
Article
Gibson F, Kumpunen S, Bryan G & Forbat L (2018) Insights from parents of a child with leukaemia and healthcare professionals about sharing illness and treatment information: A qualitative research study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 83, pp. 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.04.008
Article
Family Meetings in Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care: A Mechanism to Convey Empathy
Forbat L, François K, O'Callaghan L & Kulikowski J (2018) Family Meetings in Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care: A Mechanism to Convey Empathy. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 55 (5), pp. 1253-1259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2018.01.020
Article
Chapman M, Johnston N, Lovell C, Forbat L & Liu W (2018) Avoiding costly hospitalisation at end of life: findings from a specialist palliative care pilot in residential care for older adults. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 8 (1), pp. 102-109. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-001071
Article
Carolan C, Smith A, Davies GR & Forbat L (2018) Seeking, accepting and declining help for emotional distress in cancer: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence. European Journal of Cancer Care, 27 (2), Art. No.: e12720. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12720
Article
Couple therapy following prostate cancer surgery: A manual to guide treatment
Forbat L, Robertson J & McNamee P (2018) Couple therapy following prostate cancer surgery: A manual to guide treatment. Journal of Family Therapy, 40 (S1), pp. S86-S110. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12129
Article
Forbat L, Robinson R, Bilton-Simek R, Francois K, Lewis M & Haraldsdottir E (2018) Distance education methods are useful for delivering education to palliative caregivers: A single-arm trial of an education package (PalliativE Caregivers Education Package). Palliative Medicine, 32 (2), pp. 581-588. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216317712849
Article
François K, Lobb E, Barclay S & Forbat L (2017) The nature of conflict in palliative care: A qualitative exploration of the experiences of staff and family members. Patient Education and Counseling, 100 (8), pp. 1459-1465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.02.019
Article
Forbat L, Kunicki N, Chapman M & Lovell C (2017) How and why are subcutaneous fluids administered in an advanced illness population: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 26 (9-10), pp. 1204-1216. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13683
Article
Forbat E, Simons J, Sayer C, Davies M & Barclay S (2017) Training paediatric healthcare staff in recognising, understanding and managing conflict with patients and families: findings from a survey on immediate and 6-month impact. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102 (3), pp. 250-254. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-310737
Other
Forbat E, Johnston N, Chapman M, Liu WM, Lovell C, Parker D, Lam L & Agar M (2016) Protocol: INSPIRED Trial. Australia.
Conference Abstract
Constructing knowledge in Family Research: The Impact of Methodological Choices
Carolan C, Smith A & Forbat L (2016) Constructing knowledge in Family Research: The Impact of Methodological Choices. IIQM 15th Annual Qualitative Methods Conference 2016, Glasgow, 03/05/2016 - 05/05/2016. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 15 (1), p. 9. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1609406916672113; https://doi.org/10.1177/1609406916672113
Article
Forbat L, Haraldsdottir E, Lewis M & Hepburn K (2016) Supporting the provision of palliative care in the home environment: a proof-of-concept single-arm trial of a PalliativE Carers Education Package (PrECEPt). BMJ Open, 6 (10), Art. No.: e012681. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012681
Article
McNamee P, McNeill A, Bollina P, Robertson J, McNamee P, Molloy G, Hubbard G, McNeill SA, Bollina PR, Kelly D & Forbat L (2016) Couple-based psychosexual support following prostate cancer surgery: Results of a feasibility pilot randomized control trial. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13 (8), pp. 1233-1242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.05.013
Commentary
Response to Editorial Comment “There's a Long Way to Go, But Now We Have a Map”
Robertson J, McNamee P, McNamee P, Molloy G, Hubbard G, McNeill A, Bollina PR, Kelly D & Forbat L (2016) Response to Editorial Comment “There's a Long Way to Go, But Now We Have a Map”. Commentary on: Jane Robertson, Phillip McNamee, Gerry Molloy, Gill Hubbard, Alan McNeill, Prasad Bollina, Daniel Kelly, Liz Forbat, Couple-Based Psychosexual Support Following Prostate Cancer Surgery: Results of a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Control Trial, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 1233-1242 Mohit Khera, Editorial Comment on "Couple-Based Psychosexual Support Following Prostate Cancer Surgery: Results of a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Control Trial", The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2016, Pages 1243-1244. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 13 (8), p. 1245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.06.001
Article
Hubbard G, Stoddart I, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll R, Haw S & Kyle R (2016) School-based brief psycho-educational intervention to raise adolescent cancer awareness and address barriers to medical help-seeking about cancer: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Psycho-Oncology, 25 (7), pp. 760-771. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.4001
Article
Hubbard G, Gorely T, Ozakinci G, Polson R & Forbat L (2016) A systematic review and narrative summary of family-based smoking cessation interventions to help adults quit smoking. BMC Family Practice, 17 (1), Art. No.: 73. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-016-0457-4
Article
Forbat L & Hubbard G (2016) Service user involvement in research may lead to contrary rather than collaborative accounts: findings from a qualitative palliative care study. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72 (4), pp. 759-769. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12865
Article
Developing the DESCARTE Model: The Design of Case Study Research in Health Care
Carolan C, Forbat L & Smith A (2016) Developing the DESCARTE Model: The Design of Case Study Research in Health Care. Qualitative Health Research, 26 (5), pp. 626-639. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732315602488
Conference Abstract
Carolan C, Forbat L & Smith A (2016) Developing multi-perspective methodology: using triadic family interviews to understand experience in families. The 11th Palliative Care Congress, Glasgow, 09/03/2016 - 11/03/2016. Palliative Medicine, 30 (4), pp. S10-S11. http://pmj.sagepub.com/content/30/4/S1.full; https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216316631462
Article
Conflict in a paediatric hospital: a prospective mixed-method study
Forbat L, Sayer C, McNamee P, Menson E & Barclay S (2016) Conflict in a paediatric hospital: a prospective mixed-method study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 101 (1), pp. 23-27. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308814
Article
Hill H, Evans J & Forbat L (2015) Nurses respond to patients' psychosocial needs by dealing, ducking, diverting and deferring: An observational study of a hospice ward. BMC Nursing, 14 (1), Art. No.: 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-015-0112-8
Article
What clinicians think of manualized psychotherapy interventions: findings from a systematic review
Forbat L, Black L & Dulger K (2015) What clinicians think of manualized psychotherapy interventions: findings from a systematic review. Journal of Family Therapy, 37 (4), pp. 409-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6427.12036
Article
Conflict escalation in paediatric services: Findings from a qualitative study
Forbat L, Teuten B & Barclay S (2015) Conflict escalation in paediatric services: Findings from a qualitative study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100 (8), pp. 769-773. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307780
Conference Paper (unpublished)
Carolan C, Forbat L & Smith A (2015) Developing DESCARTE: using the prism of mixed-methods to advance case study design in healthcare research. MMIRA San Antonio Mixed Methods Regional Conference, San Antonio, TX, 03.08.2015-04.08.2015. http://www.nursing.uthscsa.edu/ce/MMIRA_AGENDA.pdf
Article
Carolan C, Smith A & Forbat L (2015) Conceptualising psychological distress in families in palliative care: findings from a systematic review. Palliative Medicine, 29 (7), pp. 605-632. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216315575680
Project Report
Forbat L, McNamee P, Robertson J, McNeill A, Bollina P, Molloy G, Bowers J & Kelly D (2015) Psychosexual support following prostate cancer surgery: Feasibility pilot study of a couple-based intervention. Prostate Cancer UK.
Article
Hubbard G, Macmillan I, Canny A, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll R, Haw S & Kyle RG (2014) Cancer symptom awareness and barriers to medical help-seeking in Scottish adolescents: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 14, Art. No.: 1117. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1117
Article
Malcolm C, Gibson F, Adams S, Anderson G & Forbat L (2014) A relational understanding of sibling experiences of children with rare life-limiting conditions: findings from a qualitative study. Journal of Child Health Care, 18 (3), pp. 230-240. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493513485825
Article
Kyle RG, Macmillan I, Forbat L, Neal RD, O'Carroll R, Haw S & Hubbard G (2014) Scottish adolescents’ sun-related behaviours, tanning attitudes and associations with skin cancer awareness: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 4 (5), Art. No.: e005137. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005137
Article
Robertson J, Molloy G, Bollina PR, Kelly D, McNeill SA & Forbat L (2014) Exploring the feasibility and acceptability of couple-based psychosexual support following prostate cancer surgery: Study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. Trials, 15, Art. No.: 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-15-183
Article
Hill H, Paley J & Forbat L (2014) Observations of professional-patient relationships: A mixed-methods study exploring whether familiarity is a condition for nurses' provision of psychosocial support. Palliative Medicine, 28 (3), pp. 256-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216313499960
Article
Forbat L, Hubbard G, Place M, Leung H & Kelly D (2014) The role of interpersonal relationships in men's attendance in primary care: qualitative findings in a cohort of men with prostate cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 22 (2), pp. 409-415. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-013-1989-y
Article
Hubbard G, Brown A, Campbell A, Campbell NC, Diament R, Fielding S, Forbat L, Masson L, O'Carroll R, Stein K & Morrison DS (2014) Do health behaviours change after colonoscopy? A prospective cohort study on diet, alcohol, physical activity and smoking among patients and their partners. BMJ Open, 4 (1), Art. No.: e003706. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e003706.full.pdf+html; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003706
Article
Kyle RG, Macmillan I, Rauchhaus P, O'Carroll R, Neal RD, Forbat L, Haw S & Hubbard G (2013) Adolescent Cancer Education (ACE) to increase adolescent and parent cancer awareness and communication: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14, Art. No.: 286. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-286
Article
Adolescents' awareness of cancer risk factors and associations with health-related behaviours
Kyle RG, Nicoll A, Forbat L & Hubbard G (2013) Adolescents' awareness of cancer risk factors and associations with health-related behaviours. Health Education Research, 28 (5), pp. 816-827. https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyt055
Article
Hubbard G, Menzies S, Flynn P, Adams S, Haseen F, Thomas I, Scanlon K, Reed L & Forbat L (2013) Relational mechanisms and psychological outcomes in couples affected by breast cancer: a systematic narrative analysis of the literature. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care, 3 (3), pp. 309-317. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2012-000274
Article
Forbat L, Place MA, Kelly D, Hubbard G, Boyd K, Howie C & Leung H (2013) A cohort study reporting clinical risk factors and individual risk perceptions of prostate cancer: implications for PSA testing. BJU International, 111 (3), pp. 389-395. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11316.x
Article
Kyle RG, Forbat L, Rauchhaus P & Hubbard G (2013) Increased cancer awareness among British adolescents after a school-based educational intervention: a controlled before-and-after study with 6-month follow-up. BMC Public Health, 13 (190). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-190
Conference Paper (published)
Bryan G, Kumpunen S, Forbat L, Goulden N, Horstman M, MacIntyre G, Ranasinghe N, Say T & Gibson F (2012) Developing an online information intervention for parents sharing information about acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with their child. In: volume 59. 44th Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) 2012, London, United Kingdom, 05.10.2012-08.10.2012. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 975-975. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.24295
Article
Malcolm C, Hain R, Gibson F, Adams S, Anderson G & Forbat L (2012) Challenging symptoms in children with rare life-limiting conditions: findings from a prospective diary and interview study with families. Acta Paediatrica, 101 (9), pp. 985-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02680.x
Article
Cancer as biographical disruption: constructions of living with cancer
Hubbard G & Forbat L (2012) Cancer as biographical disruption: constructions of living with cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 20 (9), pp. 2033-2040. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1311-9
Book Review
Cancer in Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research Aspects
Forbat L (2012) Cancer in Children and Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Current Research Aspects. Review of:
Daniel Satgé and Joav Merrick (eds), New York, Nova biomedical Books, 2011, pp. 315. ISBN: 978-1-61761-856-7
Daniel Satgé, Joav Merrick (eds), New York, Nova biomedical Books, 2011, pp. 315. ISBN: 978-1-61761-856-7. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40 (3), pp. 245-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-3156.2012.00755.x
Conference Abstract
Malcolm C, Adams S, Anderson G, Hain R, Gibson F, Morley A, Forbat L & Carragher P (2012) Symptoms in Children with Rare Life-Limiting Conditions: Findings from a Prospective Mixed-Method Study. 19th International Congress on Palliative Care, Montreal, Canada, 09/10/2012 - 12/10/2012. Journal of Palliative Care, 28 (3), pp. 190-190. http://criugm.qc.ca/journalofpalliativecare/archives/
Article
Cancer awareness among adolescents in Britain: A cross-sectional study
Kyle RG, Forbat L & Hubbard G (2012) Cancer awareness among adolescents in Britain: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 12 (580). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-580
Article
Forbat L, McManus E & Haraldsdottir E (2012) Clinical Implications for Supporting Caregivers at the End-of-Life: Findings and from a Qualitative Study. Contemporary Family Therapy, 34 (2), pp. 282-292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-012-9194-6
Article
Hubbard G, McLachlan K, Forbat L & Munday D (2012) Recognition by family members that relatives with neurodegenerative disease are likely to die within a year: a meta-ethnography. Palliative Medicine, 26 (2), pp. 108-122. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216311402712
Article
Securing ethical permissions to conduct research with children
Hadjiconstantinou M & Forbat L (2012) Securing ethical permissions to conduct research with children. Nursing Children and Young People, 24 (1), pp. 22-25. http://nursingchildrenandyoungpeople.rcnpublishing.co.uk/archive/browse-by-volume/24/1
Article
Forbat L, White I, Marshall-Lucette S & Kelly D (2012) Discussing the sexual consequences of treatment in radiotherapy and urology consultations with couples affected by prostate cancer. BJU International, 109 (1), pp. 98-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10257.x
Research Report
Prostate cancer: Exploring the reasons for timing of presentation and diagnosis. Summary Report
Forbat L & Place MA (2011) Prostate cancer: Exploring the reasons for timing of presentation and diagnosis. Summary Report. The Prostate Cancer Charity. Stirling: Cancer Care Research Centre (CCRC) / University of Stirling. http://www.cancercare.stir.ac.uk/reports/2011%20-%20Reports/
Research Report
Malcolm C, Adams S, Anderson G, Gibson F, Hain R, Morley A & Forbat L (2011) The symptom profile and experience of children with rare life-limiting conditions: Perspectives of their families and key health professionals. C H A S - Childrens Hospice Association Scotland. Cancer Care Research Centre, University of Stirling. http://www.bdfa-uk.org.uk/other-batten-disease-research/symptom-profile-and-experience-children-rare-life-limiting-conditions
Conference Paper (published)
Navigating specialist information during treatment: The roles of parents and professionals
Gibson F, Aldiss S, Bryan G, Forbat L, Horstman M, Kumpunen S, Say T & Goulden N (2011) Navigating specialist information during treatment: The roles of parents and professionals. In: volume 57. 43rd Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) 2011, Auckland, New Zealand, 28.10.2011-30.10.2011. Wiley, pp. 715-715. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pbc.23299/abstract; https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.23299
Article
Malcolm C, Forbat L, Anderson G, Gibson F & Hain R (2011) Challenging symptom profiles of life-limiting conditions in children: A survey of care professionals and families. Palliative Medicine, 25 (4), pp. 357-364. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216310391346
Article
The ripple effect in community nursing
Forbat L (2011) The ripple effect in community nursing. British Journal of Community Nursing, 16 (5), p. 213. http://www.internurse.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/abstract.html?uid=83613
Article
The supportive care needs of carers of people affected by cancer stationed in British Forces Germany
Kidd L, Forbat L, Kochen MM & Kearney N (2011) The supportive care needs of carers of people affected by cancer stationed in British Forces Germany. European Journal of Cancer Care, 20 (2), pp. 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01157.x
Research Report
Evaluating family support needs of people using Strathcarron Hospice services
Forbat L, Haraldsdottir E & McManus E (2010) Evaluating family support needs of people using Strathcarron Hospice services. Strathcarron Hospice. Cancer Care Research Centre, University of Stirling. http://www.cancercare.stir.ac.uk/reports/2010%20-%20Reports/Evaluating%20family%20support%20needs%20in%20palliative%20care.pdf
I am a senior fellow of the HEA. My teaching focuses on research methods, on master's courses on global ageing and gerontology. I also supervise undergraduate and doctoral students.
