scholarly journals Bereavement care in primary care: a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis

2011 ◽  
Vol 61 (582) ◽  
pp. e42-e48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shobhana Nagraj ◽  
Stephen Barclay
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Bereavement Care

scholarly journals The development of urban community health centres for strengthening primary care in China: a systematic literature review

2015 ◽  
pp. ldv043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry H. X. Wang ◽  
Jia Ji Wang ◽  
Samuel Y. S. Wong ◽  
Martin C. S. Wong ◽  
Stewart W. Mercer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Urban Community ◽  
Community Health Centres ◽  
Health Centres

scholarly journals A Systematic Literature Review of the Current State of Knowledge Related to Interventions for Bereaved Parents

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1124-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Dias ◽  
Verna L. Hendricks-Ferguson ◽  
Holly Wei ◽  
Elizabeth Boring ◽  
Kerry Sewell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Assessment Development ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Mesh Terms ◽  
Support Resource ◽  
State Of The Science ◽  
Bereavement Care

Aims: The purpose of this systematic literature review is to describe the interventions for bereaved parents, evaluate intervention effectiveness through study methodology rigor, replicability, and theoretical foundations. Methods: We searched MEDLINE via PubMed (1966-2018), CINAHL (1937-present), PsycINFO (1887-present), and Embase (1947-present) using various search words and MeSH terms related to the study purpose. A blinded screening of title/abstract was performed, with conflicting inclusion decisions resolved through group discussions. Matrices for remaining articles were created and discussed among the team. The levels of evidence of the 9 records were rated from very low to high based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation guidelines. Results: Our initial pool included 1025 articles. After the screening of titles/abstracts, 63 articles were retained for full-text reviews. Evaluated based on the inclusion/exclusion criteria, 9 records met the review criteria. Of the 9 records, 1 was graded as very low, 3 low, and 5 low to moderate. The interventions for bereaved parents varied from using single-model interventions such as expressive arts therapy and telephone support to multimodal interventions that combined resources (ie, peer support, resource packets, and health-care support). Only 1 study explicitly illustrated how its bereavement intervention was designed based on the proposed theoretical model. Conclusions: This review highlights the need for individualized, well-tested, and effective bereavement care interventions to support bereaved parents. In summary, the state of the science on interventions for bereaved parents is poor and much work needs to be done to effectively address the needs of bereaved parents, including both their physical and emotional health needs.

scholarly journals What is the impact of clinically assisted hydration in the last days of life? A systematic literature review and narrative synthesis

2020 ◽  
pp. bmjspcare-2020-002600
Author(s):  
Arjun Kingdon ◽  
Anna Spathis ◽  
Robert Brodrick ◽  
Gemma Clarke ◽  
Isla Kuhn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Weight Of Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Narrative Synthesis ◽  
Evidence Framework ◽  
Clinically Assisted Hydration ◽  
Registration Number ◽  
Review Protocol ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundClinically assisted hydration (CAH) can be provided in the last days of life as drinking declines. The impact of this practice on quality of life or survival in the last days of life is unclear. Practice varies worldwide concerning this emotive issue.MethodSystematic literature review and narrative synthesis of studies evaluating the impact of, or attitudes toward, CAH in the last days of life. Databases were searched up to December 2019. Studies were included if the majority of participants were in the last 7 days of life, and were evaluated using Gough’s 'Weight of Evidence' framework. Review protocol registered with PROSPERO, registration number CRD42019125837.ResultsFifteen studies were included in the synthesis. None were judged to be both of high quality and relevance. No evidence was found that the provision of CAH has an impact on symptoms or survival. Patient and family carer attitudes toward assisted hydration were diverse.ConclusionThere is currently insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions on the impact of CAH in the last days of life. Future research needs to focus on patients specifically in the last days of life, include those with non-malignant diagnoses, and evaluate best ways to communicate effectively about this complex topic with patients and their families.

scholarly journals Developing core economic parameter sets for asthma studies: a realist review and an analytical framework

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e037889
Author(s):  
Chris Roukas ◽  
Zahidul Quayyum ◽  
Anita Patel ◽  
Deborah Fitzsimmons ◽  
Ceri Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Emergency Care ◽  
Secondary Care ◽  
Work Productivity ◽  
Realist Review ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Economic Parameter ◽  
Economic Parameters

ObjectiveTo develop a standardised set of economic parameters (core economic parameter set) for economic evaluations in asthma studies.DesignA systematic literature review and an analytical framework.Outcome measuresEconomic parameters used to evaluate costs and cost-effectiveness of healthcare interventions for people with asthma.Data sourcesPubMed, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the National Health Service Economic Evaluation Database, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects and the Health Technology Aaaessment Library starting from 1990.Review methodsResearch methods were based on the realist review methodology and included a number of non-sequential, iterative and overlapping components, such as developing an analytical framework for the realist review; systematic literature review of economic parameters; identifying and categorising economic parameters; producing preliminary list of core economic parameters.ResultsDatabase searches found 2531 publications of which 224 were included in the systematic review. We identified 65 economic parameters that were categorised into 11 groups to enable the realist synthesis. Parameters related to secondary care, primary care, medication use, emergency care and work productivity comprised 84% of all economic parameters. An analytical framework was used to investigate the rationale behind the choices of economic parameters in these studies. The main framework domains included type of intervention, research population, study design, study setting and a stakeholder’s perspective.ConclusionPast research thus suggests that in asthma study parameters depicting the use of secondary care, primary care, medication, emergency care and work productivity can be considered as core economic parameters, since they apply to different types of studies. Parameters including diagnostics, healthcare delivery, school activity, informal care, medical devices and health utility apply to a particular type of study (or research question), and thus can be recommended as supplemental parameters.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42017067867.

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