Palliative Care Interventions for Patients with Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 84-92

  Diop, Michelle S ^a,b   Rudolph, James L ^a,b,c   Zimmerman, Kristin M ^d   Richter, Mary A ^e   Skarf, L Michal ^f,g  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

cultural care; heart failure; palliative care; quality of life; symptoms; utilization

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEATH; HEART FAILURE; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; META ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85007202895     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: 15577740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0330     Document Type: Review

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