Dr Silvia Goss

(she/her)

2026

• Hopewell-Kelly, N. et al. 2026. 90 Developing patient-focused outcomes for routine clinical care in glioma: A synthesis of qualitative evidence from the COMBaT study [Abstract]. Neuro-Oncology 28 (S1) noag172.031. (10.1093/neuonc/noag172.031)
• Goss, S. et al. 2026. Support needs, support use and perceived helpfulness of support in a cohort of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a longitudinal survey. Frontiers in Public Health 14 1784477. (10.3389/fpubh.2026.1784477)
• Harrop, E. et al. 2026. ‘I’m tired of justifying why my life has stopped’: A qualitative analysis of the experiences and support needs of young people caring at the end of life and into bereavement. Palliative Care & Social Practice 20 26323524261442209. (10.1177/26323524261442209)
• Goss, S. et al. 2026. Personal comfort with talking about death and dying predicts end-of-life planning in the general population: insights from a nationally representative survey in the UK [Abstract]. Palliative Medicine 40 (5)
• Goss, S. et al. 2026. PP-35 Support for young carers and young adult carers during terminal illness and bereavement: insights from a scoping survey in the UK [Poster Presentation]. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 16 , pp.A20.3-A21. (10.1136/spcare-2026-mcrc.46)
• Harrop, E. et al. 2026. PP-47 Supporting young/young adult carers at the end of life and into bereavement: exploring the experiences and perspectives of bereaved young people and the professionals who support them [Poster Presentation]. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 16 A25. (10.1136/spcare-2026-mcrc.58)
• Harrop, E. et al. 2026. PP-17 Improving bereavement support for children and young people: the development of the children’s attitude to grief scale-pictorial version (CAG-P) [Poster]. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 16 (Suppl), pp.A13. (10.1136/spcare-2026-mcrc.28)
• Hopewell-Kelly, N. et al. 2026. Non-verbal methods for assessing grief and mental health in children and individuals with additional communication needs: A scoping review. Palliative Care & Social Practice 20 (10.1177/26323524251413281)

2025

• Harrop, E. et al. 2025. “The grief exists in a bubble that the rest of the world doesn't see”: Exploring biographical disruption and meaning-making amongst people bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic. Social Science and Medicine 384 118518. (10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118518)
• Selman, L. E. et al., 2025. Factors associated with higher levels of grief and support needs among people bereaved during the pandemic: results from a national online survey. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 91 (2), pp.904-931. (10.1177/00302228221144925)
• Goss, S. et al. 2025. Teaching children about grief: Findings from a population-based online survey in the UK on public and parental attitudes towards grief education in schools [Abstract]. Palliative Medicine 39 (S2), pp.71. (10.1177/02692163251335482)

2024

• Burton, L. et al. 2024. “I have never felt so alone and vulnerable” – A qualitative study of bereaved people’s experiences of end-of-life cancer care during the Covid-19 pandemic. BMC Palliative Care 23 (1) 300. (10.1186/s12904-024-01619-9)
• Holland-Hart, D. et al. 2024. The information and communication needs of patients with advanced incurable cancer: a rapid review. Patient Education and Counseling 131 108559. (10.1016/j.pec.2024.108559)
• Holland-Hart, D. et al. 2024. Information and communication needs of people with advanced incurable cancer: a rapid review [Abstract}. Presented at: 13th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care. Barcelona, Spain 16-18 May 2024. Published in: Holland-Hart, D. , Mann, M. and Goss, S. eds. Vol. 38.Vol. 1sup. , pp.2.025. (10.1177/02692163241242338)
• Holland-Hart, D. et al. 2024. The information and communication needs of patients with advanced incurable cancer: a rapid review. Presented at: The Marie Curie Research Conference: Challenging Inequity in Palliative and End of Life Care Online 5-9 February 2024. Vol. 14.Vol. A20. UK: BMJ Publishing Group. (10.1136/spcare-2024-MCR.45)

2023

• Holland-Hart, D. et al. 2023. The information and communication needs of patients with advanced incurable cancer: A rapid review.
• Harrop, E. et al. 2023. Prolonged grief during and beyond the pandemic: factors associated with levels of grief in a four time-point longitudinal survey of people bereaved in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health 11 1215881. (10.3389/fpubh.2023.1215881)
• Goss, S. et al. 2023. Bereavement during Covid-19: Findings from a UK-wide online survey on the use and perceived helpfulness of informal and formal support during the pandemic. Presented at: The Marie Curie Research Conference 2023 Virtual 6-10 February 2023. Vol. 13.BMJ Publishing Group. , pp.A6. (10.1136/spcare-2023-MCRC.14)
• Goss, S. et al. 2023. Achieving consistency and consensus in evaluating the impact of palliative care service interventions: development of an effectiveness core outcome set for adult palliative care services in Wales. Presented at: The Marie Curie Research Conference 2023 Virtual 6-10 February 2023. Vol. 13., pp.A6-A7. (10.1136/spcare-2023-MCRC.15)
• Mazzaschi, F. et al. 2023. Grieving during COVID-19: exploring the lived experiences of people bereaved during the first two waves of the pandemic. Presented at: The Marie Curie Research Conference 2023 Virtual 6-10 February 2023. Vol. 13., pp.A%. (10.1136/spcare-2023-MCRC.11)

2022

• Harrop, E. et al. 2022. Parental perspectives on the grief and support needs of children and young people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: Qualitative findings from a national survey. BMC Palliative Care 21 177. (10.1186/s12904-022-01066-4)
• Goss, S. et al. 2022. Development of a core outcome set for evaluating the effectiveness of adult palliative care services in Wales. Project Report.NHS Wales and Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Centre.
• Selman, L. et al., 2022. Inequalities in access to bereavement support before and during COVID-19: Findings from voluntary and community sector bereavement services in the UK [Abstract]. Palliative Medicine 36 , pp.25-26. (10.1177/02692163221093145)
• Selman, L. et al., 2022. The impact of COVID-19 on the provision of voluntary and community sector bereavement services: A cross-sectional survey from the UK [Abstract]. Palliative Medicine 36 (1), pp.23-24. (10.1177/02692163221093145)
• Harrop, E. et al. 2022. The grief and support needs of children and young people bereaved during the COVID-19 Pandemic: parental views from a UK national survey. Presented at: 12th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care Online 18-20 May 2022. Vol. 36.Vol. 1. SAGE Publications(10.1177/02692163221093145)
• Torrens-Burton, A. et al. 2022. “It was brutal. It still is”: A qualitative analysis of the challenges of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic reported in two national surveys. Palliative Care and Social Practice 16 , pp.1-17. (10.1177/26323524221092456)
• Selman, L. E. et al., 2022. Risk factors associated with poorer experiences of end-of-life care and challenges in early bereavement: Results of a national online survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative Medicine 36 (4), pp.717-729.
• Selman, L. E. et al., 2022. Levels of grief, support needs and risk factors among people bereaved during the Covid-19 pandemic: baseline results from a longitudinal UK online survey [Abstract]. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care 12 (Supple), pp.A1. (10.1136/spcare-2022-SCPSC.2)
• Sutton, E. et al., 2022. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on bereavement support services in the UK: findings from a cross-sectional online survey and qualitative case studies. [Abstract]. British Medical Journal 12 , pp.A18-A19. (10.1136/spcare-2022-SCPSC.48)
• Goss, S. et al. 2022. Parents’ accounts of the grief experiences and support needs of children and young people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a UK-wide online survey.. Presented at: 2022 Marie Curie Research Conference Improving End of Life Virtual 30 January - 04 February 2022. Vol. 12.Vol. Supple. BMJ Publishing Group. , pp.A6-A7. (10.1136/spcare-2021-MCRC.15)
• Torrens-Burton, A. et al. 2022. ‘There is nowhere to place the anger’: accounts of bereavement experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presented at: 2022 Marie Curie Research Conference Improving End of Life Virtual 30 January - 04 February 2022. Vol. 12.Vol. Supple. BMJ Publishing Group. , pp.A10-A11. (10.1136/spcare-2021-MCRC.25)
• Goss, S. et al. 2022. Bereavement during Covid-19: Findings from a UK-wide online survey on the use and impact of informal and formal support among people grieving during the pandemic.. Presented at: European Grief Conference 2022 Copenhagen, Denmark 21-23 September 2022.
• Torrens-Burton, A. et al. 2022. P02:57 “Empty and Lost”: The challenges of being bereaved during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at: 12th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care Online 18-20 May 2022. Abstracts from the 12th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care SAGE Publications(10.1177/02692163221093145)

2021

• Harrop, E. et al. 2021. Support needs and barriers to accessing support: Baseline results of a mixed-methods national survey of people bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic. Palliative Medicine 35 (10), pp.1985-1997. (10.1177/02692163211043372)
• Harrop, E. et al. 2021. End of life and bereavement experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim results from a national survey of bereaved people [Abstract]. BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care 11 (Sup 1), pp.A3. (10.1136/spcare-2021-PCC.6)
• Islam, I. et al. 2021. Involving high-grade glioma patients and their carers in qualitative research to promote structured physical activity: a mixed-methods study protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods 20 160940692098213. (10.1177/1609406920982133)