Have a look at our most recent publications.

  • Joy, Jobs, and Sweat: Older Adults' Physical Activity During Covid-19 Lockdowns in New Zealand

    Chamussy, L., Morgan, T., Morgan, K., Williams, L., Wiles, J., Gott, M. (2023). Joy, Jobs, and Sweat: Older Adults' Physical Activity During COVID-19 Lockdowns in New Zealand. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, doi: 10.1123/japa.2022-0377

  • Older people's views on loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns.

    Morgan, T., Wiles, J., Morgan, K., Williams, L., Black, S., Koh, A., . . . Gott, M. (2023). Older people's views on loneliness during COVID-19 lockdowns. Aging & mental health, 1-9. doi:10.1080/13607863.2023.2211549

  • Older Chinese and Korean migrants' experiences of the first COVID‐19 lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand: A qualitative study.

    Koh, A., Morgan, T., Wiles, J., Williams, L., Xu, J., & Gott, M. (2023). Older Chinese and Korean migrants' experiences of the first COVID‐19 lockdown in Aotearoa New Zealand: A qualitative study. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 64(1), 60-71. doi:10.1111/apv.12364

  • A task service and a talking service: A qualitative exploration of bereaved family perceptions of community nursing care at the end of life.

    Robinson, J., Goodwin, H., Williams, L., Anderson, N., Parr, J., Irwin, R., & Gott, M. (2022). A task service and a talking service: A qualitative exploration of bereaved family perceptions of community nursing care at the end of life. Palliative medicine, 36(10), 1522-1531. doi:10.1177/02692163221127168

  • How socially cohesive was New Zealand’s first lockdown period from the perspective of culturally diverse older New Zealanders?.

    Morgan, T., Koh, A., Black, S., Fanueli, E., Moeke-Maxwell, T., Xu, J., Goodwin, J., Williams, L., . . . Gott, M. (2022). How socially cohesive was New Zealand’s first lockdown period from the perspective of culturally diverse older New Zealanders?. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 17(4), 518-537. doi:10.1080/1177083x.2022.2056061

  • Intergenerational Tension or Cohesion during the COVID-19 Pandemic?: A Letter-writing Study with Older New Zealanders.

    Prigent, C., Morgan, T., Wiles, J., Morgan, K., Williams, L., & Gott, M. (2022). Intergenerational Tension or Cohesion during the COVID-19 Pandemic?: A Letter-writing Study with Older New Zealanders. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 20(4), 386-405. doi:10.1080/15350770.2022.2064387

  • More than mortality data: a news media analysis of COVID-19 deaths in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

    Morgan, T., Carey, M., Gott, M., Williams, L., Egli, V., & Anderson, N. (2021). More than mortality data: a news media analysis of COVID-19 deaths in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 16(2), 419-431. doi:10.1080/1177083x.2021.1905006

  • I heard it on the radio: supporting Pacific family carers through the development of culturally appropriate resources, a descriptive qualitative study.

    Williams, L., Dewes, O., & Gott, M. (2021). I heard it on the radio: supporting Pacific family carers through the development of culturally appropriate resources, a descriptive qualitative study. Progress in Palliative Care, 29(3), 156-159. doi:10.1080/09699260.2020.1841876


  • COVID-19 and the portrayal of older people in New Zealand news media.

    Morgan, T., Wiles, J., Williams, L., & Gott, M. (2021). COVID-19 and the portrayal of older people in New Zealand news media. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 51(S1), s127-s142. doi:10.1080/03036758.2021.1884098

  • Experiences of an insider researcher–interviewing your own colleagues

    Aburn, G. E., Gott, M., & Hoare, K. (2021). Experiences of an insider researcher–interviewing your own colleagues. Nurse Researcher, 29(2).

  • Social connectedness: what matters to older people?

    Morgan, T., Wiles, J., Park, H. -J., Moeke-Maxwell, T., Dewes, O., Black, S., Williams, L., Gott, M. (2021). Social connectedness: what matters to older people? Ageing and Society, 41(5), 1126-1144. doi:10.1017/s0144686x1900165x

  • The meaning of rapport for patients, families, and healthcare professionals: a scoping review.

    English, W., Gott, M., & Robinson, J. (2021). The meaning of rapport for patients, families, and healthcare professionals: a scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling

  • Resident and family spirituality in New Zealand residential aged care: An exploration.

    Frey, R., & Balmer, D (2021) Resident and family spirituality in New Zealand residential aged care: An exploration. Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging Mar 28:1-21.

  • Deeper conversations: Palliative care education for pharmacists makes a difference.

    Thompson, A., Jowsey, T., Butler, H., Connor, A., Griffiths, E., Brown, H., & Henning, M. (2020). Deeper conversations: Palliative care education for pharmacists makes a difference. The Asia Pacific Scholar.

  • Difficulties in navigating the intersection of generalist and specialist palliative care services: a cross sectional study of bereaved family’s experiences of care at home in NZ.

    Robinson, J., Frey, R., Raphael, D. Old A, & Gott, M. (2021). Difficulties in navigating the intersection of generalist and specialist palliative care services: a cross sectional study of bereaved family’s experiences of care at home in NZ. Health and Social Care in the Community.

  • The impact of uncertainty on bereaved family’s experiences of care at the end of life: a thematic analysis of free text survey data.

    Robinson, J., Pilbeam, C., Goodwin, Hl, Raphael, D., Waterworth, S. & Gott, M. (2021). The impact of uncertainty on bereaved family’s experiences of care at the end of life: a thematic analysis of free text survey data. BMC Palliative Care.

  • Inclusion of palliative care in health care policy for older people: A directed documentary analysis in 13 of the most rapidly ageing countries worldwide

    L Pivodic, T Smets, M Gott, KE Sleeman, B Arrue, M Cardenas Turanzas, … (2021). Inclusion of palliative care in health care policy for older people: A directed documentary analysis in 13 of the most rapidly ageing countries worldwide. Palliative Medicine 35 (2), 369-388.

  • Predictive factors for entry to long-term residential care in octogenarian Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand, LiLACS NZ cohort.

    Holdaway, M., Wiles, J., … Gott, M… Kerse, N. et al. Predictive factors for entry to long-term residential care in octogenarian Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand, LiLACS NZ cohort. BMC Public Health 21, 34 (2021).

  • Costs of inpatient hospitalisations in the last year of life in older New Zealanders: a cohort study.

    Scott, O., Gott, M., Edlin, R., Moyes, S., Muru-Lanning, M., & Kerse, N. (2021). Costs of inpatient hospitalisations in the last year of life in older New Zealanders: a cohort study. BMC Geriatrics, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-288557/v1

  • Paramedic care of the dying, deceased and bereaved in Aotearoa, New Zealand

    NE Anderson, J Robinson, T Moeke-Maxwell, M Gott. (2021). Paramedic care of the dying, deceased and bereaved in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Progress in Palliative Care, 29(2),84-90.

  • Digital story-telling research methods: Supporting the reclamation and retention of indigenous end-of-life care customs in Aotearoa New Zealand

    Moeke-Maxwell, T., Mason, K., Williams, L., & Gott, M. (2020). Digital story-telling research methods: Supporting the reclamation and retention of indigenous end-of-life care customs in Aotearoa New Zealand. Progress in Palliative Care. doi:10.1080/09699260.2019.1704370

  • When resuscitation doesn’t work: A qualitative study examining ambulance personnel preparation and support for termination of resuscitation and patient death.

    Anderson, N. E., Slark, J., & Gott, M. (2020). When resuscitation doesn’t work: A qualitative study examining ambulance personnel preparation and support for termination of resuscitation and patient death. International Emergency Nursing. doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2019.100827

  • It all started with a green car … Exploring the meaning of happiness.

    Attwood, J., Attwood, D., Williams, L., Collier, A., Boyd, M., & Gott, M. (2020). It all started with a green car … Exploring the meaning of happiness. Dementia, 19(1), 31-40. doi:10.1177/1471301219876406

  • Equity and the financial costs of informal caregiving in palliative care: a critical debate.

    Gardiner, C., Robinson, J., Connolly, M., Hulme, C., Kang, K., Rowland, C., … & Gott, M. (2020). Equity and the financial costs of informal caregiving in palliative care: a critical debate. BMC Palliative Care, 19(1), 1-7.

  • Qualitative research shows that preferences for place of end-of-life care and death are shaped by the uncertainty of living with a life-limiting illness for patients and family caregivers and are neither synonymous nor stable.

    Robinson, J., & Gott, M. (2020). Qualitative research shows that preferences for place of end-of-life care and death are shaped by the uncertainty of living with a life-limiting illness for patients and family caregivers and are neither synonymous nor stable. Evidence-based nursing, 23(3), 84-84.

  • A Place to Live and to Die: A Qualitative Exploration of the Social Practices and Rituals of Death in Residential Aged Care.

    Balmer, D. G., Frey, R., Gott, M., Collier, A., & Boyd, M. (2020). A Place to Live and to Die: A Qualitative Exploration of the Social Practices and Rituals of Death in Residential Aged Care. OMEGA-Journal of Death and Dying, 0030222820935217.

  • Factors associated with overall satisfaction with care at the end‐of‐life: Caregiver voices in New Zealand. Health & Social Care in the Community

    Frey, R., Robinson, J., Old, A., Raphael, D., & Gott, M. (2020). Factors associated with overall satisfaction with care at the end‐of‐life: Caregiver voices in New Zealand. Health & Social Care in the Community.

  • Bereaved Families’ Perspectives of End-of-Life Care. Towards a Bicultural Whare Tapa Whā Older person’s Palliative Care Model

    Moeke-Maxwell, T., Collier, A., Wiles, J., Williams, L., Black, S., & Gott, M. (2020). Bereaved Families’ Perspectives of End-of-Life Care. Towards a Bicultural Whare Tapa Whā Older person’s Palliative Care Model. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 35(2), 177-193.

  • Psychological support requirements of haematological cancer survivors: how can health professionals meet their needs?

    Raphael, D., Frey, R., & Gott, M. (2020). Psychological support requirements of haematological cancer survivors: how can health professionals meet their needs?. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1-13.

  • What factors predict the confidence of palliative care delivery in long‐term care staff? A mixed‐methods study.

    Frey, R., Balmer, D., Robinson, J., Boyd, M., & Gott, M. (2020). What factors predict the confidence of palliative care delivery in long‐term care staff? A mixed‐methods study. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 15(2), e12295.

  • Optimising compassionate nursing care at the end of life in hospital settings.

    Robinson, J., Moeke‐Maxell, T., Parr, J., Slark, J., Black, S., Williams, L., & Gott, M. (2020). Optimising compassionate nursing care at the end of life in hospital settings. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(11-12), 1788-1796.

  • Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention.

    Frey, R. A., Barham, S., Balmer, D., Robinson, J., Boyd, M., & Gott, M. (2020). Palliative care delivery in residential aged care: Bereaved family member experiences of the Supportive Hospice Aged Residential Exchange (SHARE) intervention.

  • What is the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people living in residential and nursing care homes? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Gardiner, C., Laud, P., Heaton, T., & Gott, M. (2020). What is the prevalence of loneliness amongst older people living in residential and nursing care homes? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing.

  • Provision of palliative and end-of-life care in New Zealand residential aged care facilities: general practitioners’ perspectives.

    Balmer, D., Frey, R., Gott, M., Robinson, J., & Boyd, M. (2020). Provision of palliative and end-of-life care in New Zealand residential aged care facilities: general practitioners’ perspectives. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26(2), 124-131

  • Technology-Mediated Communication in Familial Relationships: Moderated-Mediation Models of Isolation and Loneliness.

    Burholt, V., Windle, G., Gott, M., & Morgan, D. J. (2020). Technology-Mediated Communication in Familial Relationships: Moderated-Mediation Models of Isolation and Loneliness. The Gerontologist.

  • What factors predict the confidence of palliative care delivery in long‐term care staff? A mixed‐methods study.

    Raphael, D., Frey, R., & Gott, M. (2020). Distress in post-treatment hematological cancer survivors: Prevalence and predictors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 38(3), 328-342.

  • Uncovering strengths within community dwelling older adults: What does it mean for health care practice?

    Waterworth, S., Raphael, D., Gott, M., Arroll, B., & Jarden, A. (2020). Uncovering strengths within community dwelling older adults: What does it mean for health care practice? Health & Social Care in the Community, 28(3), 932-940.

  • Power, privilege and provocation: Public Health Palliative Care today

    Rosenberg, J. P., Horsfall, D., Sallnow, L., & Gott, M. (2020). Power, privilege and provocation: Public Health Palliative Care today.

  • Vivian, the graphic novel: using arts based knowledge translation to explore gender and palliative care

    Williams, L., Tavares, T., Egli, V., Moeke-Maxwell, T., & Gott, M. (2020). Vivian, the graphic novel: using arts based knowledge translation to explore gender and palliative care. Mortality, 1-12. doi:10.1080/13576275.2021.1929898

  • Gender and palliative care: a call to arms..

    Gott, M., Morgan, T., & Williams, L. (2020). Gender and palliative care: a call to arms.. Palliative care and social practice, 14. doi:10.1177/2632352420957997

  • 'People haven't got that close connection': meanings of loneliness and social isolation to culturally diverse older people.

    Morgan, T., Wiles, J., Moeke-Maxwell, T., Black, S., Park, H. -J., Dewes, O., Williams, L., Gott, M. (2020). 'People haven't got that close connection': meanings of loneliness and social isolation to culturally diverse older people. Aging & mental health, 24(10), 1627-1635. doi:10.1080/13607863.2019.1633619