Feasibility and effectiveness of tools that support communication and decision making in life-prolonging treatments for patients in hospital: A systematic review

Findings

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

2019
Year Published

2020
Quality Rating

6/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Australia (4); USA (3); Canada (1); Netherlands (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Australia (4); USA (3); Canada (1); Netherlands (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Not yet available
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Case management
By whom care is provided
Staff/self - Shared decision-making
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer
Sectors
Hospital care
Providers
Nurse
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Thodé M, Pasman HRW, van Vliet LM, Damman OC, Ket JCF, Francke AL, et al. Feasibility and effectiveness of tools that support communication and decision making in life-prolonging treatments for patients in hospital: A systematic review. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2020;():.
DOI

10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002284

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