What is the evidence for conducting palliative care family meetings? A systematic review

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 197-211

  Cahill, Philippa J ^a   Lobb, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Sanderson, Christine ^a,b,c   Phillips, Jane L ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b Calvary Health Care Sydney   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

family; family conference; family meeting; inpatients; Palliative care; patients

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA BASE; FAMILY STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85014466583     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216316658833     Document Type: Review

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