A systematic review of effectiveness of decision aids to assist older patients at the end of life

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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

2015
Year Published

2016
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

USA (13); Canada (4); Australia (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

USA (13); Canada (4); Australia (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

Individual
Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Governance arrangements
Consumer & stakeholder involvement
Consumer participation in service delivery
Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Staff/self - Shared decision-making
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
With what supports is care provided
Other ICT that support individuals who provide care
ICT that support individuals who receive care
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer
Alzheimer and other dementias
Technologies
Devices
Sectors
Home care
Hospital care
Long-term care
Providers
Nurse

Publication details

Citation

Cardona-Morrell M, Benfatti-Olivato G, Jansen J, Turner RM, Fajardo-Pulido D, Hillman K. A systematic review of effectiveness of decision aids to assist older patients at the end of life. Patient Education and Counselling. 2016.
DOI

10.1016/j.pec.2016.10.007

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