Prof Carol Grbich

Phone: +61 8 82013271
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Location: Sturt South Wing (S269)
Postal address: GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

Research and consultancy

Publications

Books

Grbich, C.F., 2004. New approaches in social research, London, UK: Sage Publishing/ Sage Publications.

Book chapters

Grbich, C.F., 2010. Interpreting quality in qualitative research. In Researching Practice: a Discourse on Qualitative Methodologies. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers, pp. 153-163.

Hu, W. & Grbich, C.F., 2010. Student, Supervisor, Researcher, Researched: Relationships and the Qualitative Research Journey. In Qualitative Journeys. USA: Sage Publications, pp. 125-140.

Grbich, C.F., 2010. Qualitative Data Analysis. In Researching Practice. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers, pp. 173-183.

Grbich, C.F., 2009. The health of Australians. In Understanding the Australian Health Care System. Sydney, N.S.W.: Churchill Livingstone Australia, pp. 15-22.

Grbich, C.F., 2008. The ageing population: in search of a policy. In Analysing health policy: a problem-oriented approach. Marrickville, NSW: Elsevier Australia, pp. 203-213.

Grbich, C.F., 2002. Moving away from the welfare state: the privatisation of the health system. In Health Policy in Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Oxford University Press, pp. 79-99.

Refereed journal articles

Iedema, R.A., Allen, S., Britton, K., Piper, D., Baker, A., Grbich, C.F., Allan, A., Jones, L., Tuckett, A., Williams, A., et al., 2011. Patients’ and family members’ views on how clinicians enact and how they should enact incident disclosure: the “100 patient storiesâ€쳌 qualitative study. British Medical Journal, 1-12.

Swetenham, K., Hegarty, M.M., Breaden, K.M., & Grbich, C.F., 2011. Refractory suffering: The impact of team dynamics on the interdisciplinary palliative care team. Palliative and Supportive Care, 9(1), 55-62.

Hegarty, M.M., Currow, D.C., Parker, D., Turnbull, B., Devery, K.E., Canning, D., Nash, R., Mitchell, G.K., Grbich, C.F., & Yates, P., 2010. Palliative care in undergraduate curricula: Results of a national scoping study. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi Discipline Journal, 12(2), 97-109.

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Books

Grbich, C.F., 2007. Qualitative Data Analysis: An Introduction, London, UK: Sage International.

Grbich, C.F., 2004. New approaches in social research, London, UK: Sage Publishing/ Sage Publications.

Grbich, C.F., 1999. Qualitative reserach in health: an introduction, Australia: Allen & Unwin.

Book chapters

Hu, W. & Grbich, C.F., 2010. Student, Supervisor, Researcher, Researched: Relationships and the Qualitative Research Journey. In Qualitative Journeys. USA: Sage Publications, pp. 125-140.

Grbich, C.F., 2010. Integrated Methods in Health Research. In Research Methods in Health foundations for evidence-based practice. New York, USA: Oxford University Press, pp. 317-330.

Grbich, C.F., 2010. Interpreting quality in qualitative research. In Researching Practice: a Discourse on Qualitative Methodologies. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers, pp. 153-163.

Grbich, C.F., 2010. Qualitative Data Analysis. In Researching Practice. The Netherlands: Sense Publishers, pp. 173-183.

Grbich, C.F., 2010. Qualitative data management. In International Encyclopedia of Education. UK: Elsevier Publications, pp. 463-474.

Grbich, C.F., 2009. The health of Australians. In Understanding the Australian Health Care System. Sydney, N.S.W.: Churchill Livingstone Australia, pp. 15-22.

Grbich, C.F., 2008. The ageing population: in search of a policy. In Analysing health policy: a problem-oriented approach. Marrickville, NSW: Elsevier Australia, pp. 203-213.

Grbich, C.F., 2004. Theoretical perspectives in health sociology. In HEALTH IN AUSTRALIA: SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND ISSUES. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia, pp. 3-27.

Grbich, C.F., 2004. Qualitative research design. In RESEARCH METHODS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCE. Frenchs Forest, NSW: Prentice-Hall/Longman, pp. 151-175.

Grbich, C.F., 2002. Moving away from the welfare state: the privatisation of the health system. In Health Policy in Australia. Melbourne, Vic: Oxford University Press, pp. 79-99.

Refereed journal articles

Iedema, R.A., Allen, S., Britton, K., Piper, D., Baker, A., Grbich, C.F., Allan, A., Jones, L., Tuckett, A., Williams, A., et al., 2011. Patients’ and family members’ views on how clinicians enact and how they should enact incident disclosure: the “100 patient storiesâ€쳌 qualitative study. British Medical Journal, 1-12.

Swetenham, K., Hegarty, M.M., Breaden, K.M., & Grbich, C.F., 2011. Refractory suffering: The impact of team dynamics on the interdisciplinary palliative care team. Palliative and Supportive Care, 9(1), 55-62.

Hegarty, M.M., Breaden, K.M., Swetenem, C.M., & Grbich, C.F., 2010. Learning to Work with the "Unsolvable"; Building capacity for working with refractory suffering. Journal of Palliative Care, 26(4 Winter 2010), 287-294.

Hegarty, M.M., Currow, D.C., Parker, D., Turnbull, B., Devery, K.E., Canning, D., Nash, R., Mitchell, G.K., Grbich, C.F., & Yates, P., 2010. Palliative care in undergraduate curricula: Results of a national scoping study. Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multi Discipline Journal, 12(2), 97-109.

Grbich, C.F., Abernethy, A.P., Shelby-James, T.M., Fazekas, B.S., & Currow, D.C., 2008. Creating a research culture in a palliative care service environment: A qualitative study of the evolution of staff attitudes to research during a large longitudinal controlled trial (ISRCTN81117481). Journal of Palliative Care, 24(2), 100-109.

Hu, W., Grbich, C.F., & Kemp, A., 2008. When doctors disagree: a qualitative study of doctors' and parents' views on the risks of childhood food allergy. Health Expectations, 11(3), 208-219.

Kitto, S.C., Chesters, J., & Grbich, C.F., 2008. Quality in qualitative research: criteria for authors and assessors in the submission and assessment of qualitative research articles for the Medical Journal of Australia. MJA Medical Journal of Australia, 188(4), 243-246.

Hu, W., Grbich, C.F., & Kemp, A., 2007. Parental food allergy information needs: a qualitative study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 92(9), 771-775.

Grbich, C.F., Parish, K.a., Glaetzer, K.M., Hegarty, M.M., Hammond, L., & McHugh, A., 2006. Communication and decision making for patients with end stage diseases in an acute care setting. Contemporary Nurse, 23(1), 21-37.

Parish, K.a., Glaetzer, K.M., Grbich, C.F., Hammond, L., Hegarty, M.M., & McHugh, A., 2006. Dying for attention: palliative care in the acute setting. Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 24(2), 21-25.

Grbich, C.F., Maddocks, I., Parker, D., Willis, E.M., Piller, N.B., & Brown, M., 2005. Palliative care in aged care facilities for residents with a non-cancer disease: results of a survey of aged care facilities in South Australia. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 24(2), 108-113.

Brown, M., Grbich, C.F., Maddocks, I., Parker, D., Roe, P., & Willis, E.M., 2005. Documenting end of life decisions in residential aged care facilities in South Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29(1), 85-90.

Grbich, C.F., Maddocks, I., Parker, D., Brown, M., Willis, E.M., Piller, N.B., & Hofmeyer, A., 2005. Identification of patients with noncancer diseases for palliative care services. Palliative and Supportive Care, 3(1), 5-14.

Parker, D., Grbich, C.F., Brown, M., Maddocks, I., Willis, E.M., & Roe, P., 2005. A palliative approach or specialist palliative care? What happens in aged care facilities for residents with a noncancer diagnosis?. Journal of Palliative Care, 21(2), 80-87.

Hegarty, M.M., Hammond, L., Parish, K.a., Glaetzer, K.M., McHugh, A., & Grbich, C.F., 2005. Nursing documentation: non-physical dimensions of end-of-life care in acute wards. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 11(12), 633-636.

Grbich, C.F., Parker, D., & Maddocks, I., 2001. The emotions and coping strategies of caregivers of family members with a terminal cancer. Journal of Palliative Care, 17(1), 30-36.

Journal articles

Parker, D., Grbich, C.F., & Maddocks, I., 2001. Financial Issues in caring for someone with terminal cancer at home. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 7(2), 37-42.

Grbich, C.F., Maddocks, I., & Parker, D., 2001. Family caregivers, their needs, and home-based palliative cancer services. Journal of Family Studies, 7(2), 170-188.

Conference publications

Yates, P., Nash, R., Hegarty, M.M., Currow, D.C., Devery, K.E., Mitchell, G.K., Turnbull, B., Rosenwax, L., Grbich, C.F., Farrington, A., et al., 2010. Using the evidence based palliative care curriculum resources to strengthen student engagement and learning support. Proceedings of the Inaugural Innovate and Educate Conference.

Grbich, C.F., Maddocks, I., Parker, D., Brown, M., Willis, E.M., Piller, N.B., & Hofmeyer, A.T., 2004. Palliative care in aged care facilities for residents with a non-cancer disease. Proceedings of the Joint 6th ANZSPM & 16th Hospice New Zealand Palliative Care Conference S.

Grbich, C.F. & Parker, D., 2003. Palliative care in residentail aged care facilities for residents with a non-cancer diagnosis. Time to reflect: 7th Australian palliative care conference.

Other public research outputs

O'Meara, P. & Grbich, C.F., 2009. Paramedics in Australia (Editors), Sydney, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.

Grbich, C.F., 2004. Health in Australia: Sociological concepts and issues (Editor), Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Education Australia.

Grbich, C.F., Maddocks, I., Parker, D., Piller, N.B., Brown, M., & Willis, E.M., 2003. Palliative Care in Aged Care Facilities for Residents with Non-Cancer Diagnoses. Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, 1-64.

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Professional and community engagement

Expertise for media contact

  • Sociological Critiques family changes in Australia and the reversal of traditional parenting roles; disability and policy, especially the integration of people with disabilities into the community; Workcare and compensation, especially the processes of medico-legal evaluation; Aboriginal health; overmedication and the health of older people; delivery of palliative care to home-based carers
  • Research Methods qualitative research methodology; early career researchers; organisational and other factors which maximise individual research potential

Subject/s

  • Ageing
  • Disability
  • Family
  • Palliative Care
  • Research
  • Sociology


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