The preferences and perspectives of family caregivers towards place of care for their relatives at the end-of-life. A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative evidence

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 418-429

  Woodman, Caroline ^a   Baillie, Jessica ^b   Sivell, Stephanie ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREGIVER; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCINFO; RELATIVE; SCOPUS; SOCIAL CARE; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; UTILIZATION;

CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICES; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 85002627596     PISSN: 2045435X     EISSN: 20454368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000794     Document Type: Article

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