Home-based palliative care: A systematic literature review of the self-reported unmet needs of patients and carers

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2012
Year Published

2013
Quality Rating

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

UK (7); Australia (2); Netherlands (2); USA (2); Canada (1); Denmark (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

UK (7); Australia (2); Netherlands (2); USA (2); Canada (1); Denmark (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Description
Focus

Specific
Target

Individual
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Staff - Support
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Physical structure, facilities & equipment
Continuity of care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Sectors
Home care
Providers
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Ventura AD, Burney S, Brooker J, Fletcher J, Ricciardelli L. Home-based palliative care: A systematic literature review of the self-reported unmet needs of patients and carers. Palliative Medicine. 2013;28(5):391-402.
DOI

10.1177/0269216313511141

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