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A systematic review of evidence for end-of-life communication interventions: Who do they target, how are they structured and do they work?

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    6/9 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (25); Not reported (7); Australia (4); UK (3); Canada (1); China (1); France (1); Germany (1); Italy (1); Netherlands (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (25); Not reported (7); Australia (4); UK (3); Canada (1); China (1); France (1); Germany (1); Italy (1); Netherlands (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
    At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Availability of care
    Case management
    Package of care/care pathways/disease management
    By whom care is provided
    Staff/self - Shared decision-making
    Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
    Staff - Training
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Information or education provision
    Behaviour change support
    Skills and competencies development
    (Personal) Support
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational material
    Educational meeting
    Tailored intervention
    Multi-faceted intervention
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Long-term care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Caregivers
Publication details
  • Citation
    Walczak A, Butow PN, Bu S, Clayton JM. A systematic review of evidence for end-of-life communication interventions: Who do they target, how are they structured and do they work? Patient Education and Counseling. 2015.
  • DOI
    10.1016/j.pec.2015.08.017

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