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The effectiveness of communication-skills training interventions in end-of-life noncancer care in acute hospital-based services: A systematic review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2015
  • Quality Rating
    9/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (7); Australia (1); Netherlands (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (7); Australia (1); Netherlands (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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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
    By whom care is provided
    Workplace conditions - Provider satisfaction
    Skill mix - Role performance
    Staff - Training
    Implementation strategies
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational meeting
  • Theme
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Hospital care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalist
    Specialist
    Nurse
    Allied health professional
Publication details
  • Citation
    Lord L, Clark-Carter D, Grove A. The effectiveness of communication-skills training interventions in end-of-life noncancer care in acute hospital-based services: A systematic review. Palliative & Supportive Care. 2015:1-12.
  • DOI
    10.1017/S1478951515001108

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