Catherine Evans

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
156 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Catherine Evans is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Evans has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 74 papers in General Health Professions and 24 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Catherine Evans's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (102 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (57 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (21 papers). Catherine Evans is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (102 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (57 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (21 papers). Catherine Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Catherine Evans's co-authors include Irene J Higginson, Fliss EM Murtagh, Anna E Bone, Bárbara Gomes, Simon Etkind, Richard Harding, Matthew Maddocks, Natasha Lovell, Marjolein Gysels and Chris Todd and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Evans

140 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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How many people will need palliative care in 2040? Past trends, future projections and implications for services

2017 434 citations Simon Etkind, Anna E Bone et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine Evans United Kingdom	33	2.7k	1.5k	772	675	426	156	4.1k
Yvonne Engels Netherlands	34	2.0k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	492 0.6×	627 0.9×	316 0.7×	137	2.9k
Meera Agar Australia	39	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	969 1.3×	915 1.4×	834 2.0×	300	5.6k
Carlos Centeno Spain	33	3.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	889 1.2×	950 1.4×	492 1.2×	188	4.2k
Hillary D. Lum United States	30	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	589 0.8×	542 0.8×	339 0.8×	136	3.5k
Kris Vissers Netherlands	38	1.9k 0.7×	676 0.4×	549 0.7×	776 1.1×	522 1.2×	208	4.2k
Nancy Preston United Kingdom	31	2.1k 0.8×	983 0.7×	849 1.1×	417 0.6×	542 1.3×	152	3.2k
John Ellershaw United Kingdom	30	2.7k 1.0×	986 0.7×	789 1.0×	742 1.1×	238 0.6×	121	3.6k
Linda Ganzini United States	47	3.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	2.2k 2.9×	689 1.0×	417 1.0×	149	6.0k
Matthew Maddocks United Kingdom	39	1.3k 0.5×	630 0.4×	412 0.5×	689 1.0×	938 2.2×	193	5.2k
Guido Miccinesi Italy	40	3.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	1.4k 2.1×	1.9k 4.3×	197	6.1k

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Nkhoma, Kennedy, Catherine Evans, Mary Abboah‐Offei, et al.. (2025). A Logic Model and Multinational Consensus Definition of Primary Palliative Care in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 70(1). 106–114.

Nkhoma, Kennedy, et al.. (2025). Integrating palliative care into primary care for older people with multimorbid serious illness: a multinational qualitative cross-sectional study in Sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Public Health. 3(1). e001355–e001355.

Evans, Catherine, et al.. (2024). Co‐design of the EMBED‐Care Framework as an intervention to enhance shared decision‐making for people affected by dementia and practitioners, comprising holistic assessment, linked with clinical decision support tools: A qualitative study. Health Expectations. 27(1). e13987–e13987. 5 indexed citations

Brighton, Lisa Jane, Catherine Evans, Morag Farquhar, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive geriatric assessment for people with both COPD and frailty starting pulmonary rehabilitation: a mixed-methods feasibility trial. ERJ Open Research. 10(4). 774–2023. 2 indexed citations

Birtwistle, Jacqueline, Matthew Allsop, Andy Bradshaw, et al.. (2024). Views of patients with progressive illness and carers about the role of digital advance care planning systems to record and share information: A qualitative study. Palliative Medicine. 38(7). 711–724. 2 indexed citations

Peeler, Anna, et al.. (2024). Primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the evidence for models and outcomes. Palliative Medicine. 38(8). 776–789. 15 indexed citations

Bradshaw, Andy, Jacqueline Birtwistle, Catherine Evans, et al.. (2024). Factors Influencing the Implementation of Digital Advance Care Planning: Qualitative Interview Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e50217–e50217. 2 indexed citations

Chan, Helen Y. L., et al.. (2023). The association between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Geriatrics. 23(1). 877–877. 28 indexed citations

Evans, Catherine, et al.. (2023). Needs-based triggers for timely referral to palliative care for older adults severely affected by noncancer conditions: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMC Palliative Care. 22(1). 20–20. 7 indexed citations

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Brighton, Lisa Jane, Claire M. Nolan, Ruth E Barker, et al.. (2023). Frailty and Mortality Risk in COPD: A Cohort Study Comparing the Fried Frailty Phenotype and Short Physical Performance Battery. International Journal of COPD. Volume 18. 57–67. 11 indexed citations

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Ellis‐Smith, Clare, et al.. (2022). How do person‐centered outcome measures enable shared decision‐making for people with dementia and family carers?—A systematic review. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 8(1). e12304–e12304. 14 indexed citations

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Macken, Lucia, Margaret Corrigan, Wendy Prentice, et al.. (2022). Palliative long-term abdominal drains for the management of refractory ascites due to cirrhosis: a consensus document. Frontline Gastroenterology. 13(e1). e116–e125. 13 indexed citations

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Finucane, Anne, Anna E Bone, Simon Etkind, et al.. (2021). How many people will need palliative care in Scotland by 2040? A mixed-method study of projected palliative care need and recommendations for service delivery. BMJ Open. 11(2). e041317–e041317. 27 indexed citations

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Brighton, Lisa Jane, Catherine Evans, Morag Farquhar, et al.. (2021). Integrating Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for people with COPD and frailty starting pulmonary rehabilitation: the Breathe Plus feasibility trial protocol. ERJ Open Research. 7(1). 717–2020. 8 indexed citations

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Evans, Catherine, Anna E Bone, Deokhee Yi, et al.. (2021). Community-based short-term integrated palliative and supportive care reduces symptom distress for older people with chronic noncancer conditions compared with usual care: A randomised controlled single-blind mixed method trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 120. 103978–103978. 32 indexed citations

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Brighton, Lisa Jane, Katherine Bristowe, Joanne Bayly, et al.. (2020). Experiences of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People Living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Frailty. A Qualitative Interview Study. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 17(10). 1213–1221. 27 indexed citations

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Hepgul, Nilay, Rebecca Wilson, Deokhee Yi, et al.. (2020). Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(36). 1–80. 4 indexed citations

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Brighton, Lisa Jane, Catherine Evans, William D‐C Man, & Matthew Maddocks. (2020). <p>Improving Exercise-Based Interventions for People Living with Both COPD and Frailty: A Realist Review</p>. International Journal of COPD. Volume 15. 841–855. 28 indexed citations

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Sampson, Elizabeth L, Janet Anderson, Bridget Candy, et al.. (2019). Empowering Better End‐of‐Life Dementia Care (EMBED‐Care): A mixed methods protocol to achieve integrated person‐centred care across settings. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35(8). 820–832. 18 indexed citations

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Finucane, Anne, Anna E Bone, Catherine Evans, et al.. (2019). The impact of population ageing on end-of-life care in Scotland: projections of place of death and recommendations for future service provision. BMC Palliative Care. 18(1). 112–112. 34 indexed citations

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