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The determinants of home and nursing home death: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2013
  • Year Published
    2016
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    Japan (6); USA (5); Belgium (3); Canada (3); Netherlands (2); Singapore (2); Taiwan (2); Denmark (1); Mexico (1); New Zealand (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    Japan (6); USA (5); Belgium (3); Canada (3); Netherlands (2); Singapore (2); Taiwan (2); Denmark (1); Mexico (1); New Zealand (1); UK (England) (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 addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
    Culturally appropriate care
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
    Where care is provided
    Site of service delivery
    Continuity of care
    Outreach
    Implementation strategies
    Consumer-targeted strategy
    Communication and decision-making facilitation
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Diseases
    Non-communicable diseases
    Cancer
    Cardiovascular disease
    Sectors
    Home care
    Hospital care
    Long-term care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalist
    Nurse
    Caregivers
Publication details
  • Citation
    Costa V, Earle CC, Esplen MJ, Fowler R, Goldman R, Grossman D, et al. The determinants of home and nursing home death: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Palliative Care. 2016;15(1):8.
  • DOI
    10.1186/s12904-016-0077-8

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