Anne Finucane
Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow
- School of Health in Social Science
Contact details
Address
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Clinical Psychology
University of Edinburgh
Doorway 6, Medical School
Teviot Place - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AG
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Marie Curie Hospice,
45 Frogston Rd West - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH10 7DR
Background
I have been a Marie Curie Senior Research Fellow in Clinical Psychology at the University of Edinburgh since 2021. Prior to this, I was the research lead at Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh for 10 years and continue to support the hospice in an honorary capacity. My research is focused on mental health and wellbeing for people impacted by serious life-limiting illness – this includes people diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, their families or caregivers, and staff involved in their care. My current work involves the development of psychological interventions or resources to help people cope with the uncertainty and worry associated with an advanced progressive illness. I have a particular interest in the value of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in palliative care, including bereavement. Additional interests include delirium assessment and management, digital interventions, workforce wellbeing and research to inform policy relevant to palliative care. I have expertise in systematic reviewing, complex intervention development, and mixed methods research.
Research summary
- Development and evaluation of psychological interventions for palliative care
- Bereavement
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Workforce wellbeing
- Delirium in terminally ill adults
- Systematic literature reviews and mixed-methods research designs
- Digital health interventions
- Evidence to inform policy relevant to palliative care
- Knowledge exchange