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Educational interventions to train healthcare professionals in end-of-life communication: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2014
  • Year Published
    2016
  • Quality Rating
    8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (15); Australia (1); Canada (1); Switzerland (1); UK (England) (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (15); Australia (1); Canada (1); Switzerland (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
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Role performance
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Staff - Training
    Implementation strategies
    Provider-targeted strategy
    Educational meeting
  • Theme
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Hospital care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Nurse
Publication details
  • Citation
    Chung HO, Oczkowski SJ, Hanvey L, Mbuagbaw L, You JJ. Educational interventions to train healthcare professionals in end-of-life communication: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Medical Education. 2016;16(1):131.
  • DOI
    10.1186/s12909-016-0653-x

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