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

Findings

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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

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
Physician
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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