![Dr Cara Ghiglieri Dr Cara Ghiglieri](/img/200x200/staffpages/uploads/s03cg3/avatar/fDQWvfa2fWdNl1BGgVcklbg7iwYvhiZKfhqcepP1.jpeg)
Research Fellow
- About
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- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
My name is Cara and I am a Research Fellow in the Epidemiology Group at the University of Aberdeen. I am currently working on the Making it Work™ - Scotland project, which looks at how we can support people with musculoskeletal disorders in Scotland to remain in work. The project involves working closely with public contributors throughout, something that I am particularly passionate about.
I am a mixed-methods researcher with interdisciplinary research interests in psychology and public health. I completed my PhD in Psychology at Queen’s University Belfast, in 2023, where I explored health-related quality of life in advanced oesophago-gastric cancer patients and their carers. I am particularly interested in the process of adjustment to chronic illness, and ways we can support patients and carers to live well.
I try to adopt a combined public health psychology approach to my research, as I’m a keen advocate for research that is translatable into policy.
Qualifications
- PhD Psychology2023 - Queen's University Belfast
External Memberships
- Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Full Member of the Division of Health Psychology, BPS
- Associate Member of the Faculty for Oncology and Palliative Care (Associate)
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)
- Committee Member OGCancerNI
- Committee member Northern Ireland British Psychological Society
- Public Contributor - Better End of Life Project - Death and Dying in the UK today (mariecurie.org.uk)
- Research
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Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
- Publications
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Music therapy for supporting informal carers of adults with life-threatening illness pre- and post-bereavement; a mixed-methods systematic review
BMC Palliative Care, vol. 23, 55Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPsychosocial functioning in individuals with advanced oesophago-gastric cancer: a mixed methods systematic review
BMC Palliative Care, vol. 22, 164Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAcceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) for caregivers of children with chronic conditions: A mixed methods systematic review (MMSR) of efficacy, process, and acceptance.
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, vol. 27, pp. 72-97Contributions to Journals: Review articlesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for caregivers of children with chronic conditions:: A mixed methods systematic review (MMSR) of efficacy, process, and acceptability
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/aez7f