Review Collection: Models of Service Delivery

61 reviews

2011

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Guidelines for a Palliative Approach for Aged Care in the Community Setting — Best practice guidelines for the Australian context. Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing; 2011.

Bradley SE, Frizelle D, Johnson M. Patients' psychosocial experiences of attending Specialist Palliative Day Care: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2011 Apr;25(3):210-28. Epub 2011 Jan 12.

Candy B, Holman A, Leurent B, Davis S, Jones L. Hospice care delivered at home, in nursing homes and in dedicated hospice facilities: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Int J Nurs Stud. 2011 Jan;48(1):121-33. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

Debono DJ.Integration of palliative medicine into routine oncological care: what does the evidence show us? J Oncol Pract. 2011 Nov;7(6):350-4. Epub 2011 Oct 18.

Doug M, Adi Y, Williams J, Paul M, Kelly D, Petchey R, Carter YH. Transition to adult services for children and young people with palliative care needs: a systematic review. Arch Dis Child. 2011 Jan;96(1):78-84. Epub 2009 Nov 30.

Gysels M, Pell C, Straus L, Pool R. End of life care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the qualitative literature. BMC Palliat Care. 2011 Mar 9;10:6.

Shepperd S, Wee B, Straus SE. Hospital at home: home-based end of life care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011(7):CD009231.

Stevens E, Martin CR, White CA. The outcomes of palliative care day services: A systematic review. Palliat Med. 2011 Mar;25(2):153-69. Epub 2010 Oct 7.

2010

Chan R, Webster J. End-of-life care pathways for improving outcomes in caring for the dying. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD008006.

Disler R, Jones A. District nurse role in end-stage COPD: a review. Br J Community Nurs. 2010 Sep;15(9):428-30, 432-33.

Higginson IJ, Evans CJ. What is the evidence that palliative care teams improve outcomes for cancer patients and their families? Cancer J. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5):423-35.

Mulvihill C, Harrington A, Robertson A. A literature review of the role of the specialist palliative care community nurse. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2010 Apr;16(4):163-72.

Shaw KL, Clifford C, Thomas K, Meehan H. Improving end-of-life care: a critical review of the gold standards framework in primary care. Palliat Med. 2010 Apr;24(3):317-29. Epub 2010 Feb 15.

Walshe C, Luker KA. District nurses' role in palliative care provision: a realist review. Int J Nurs Stud. 2010 Sep;47(9):1167-83. Epub 2010 May 21.

2009

García-Pérez L, Linertová R, Martín-Olivera R, Serrano-Aguilar P, Benítez-Rosario MA. A systematic review of specialised palliative care for terminal patients: which model is better? Palliat Med. 2009 Jan;23(1):17-22.

Johnston B, McGill M, Milligan S, McElroy D, Foster C, Kearney N. Self care and end of life care in advanced cancer: literature review. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2009 Dec;13(5):386-98. Epub 2009 Jun 4.

Murray MA, Fiset V, Young S, Kryworuchko J. Where the dying live: a systematic review of determinants of place of end-of-life cancer care. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009 Jan;36(1):69-77.

Tappenden P, Chilcott J, Brennan A, Pilgrim H. Systematic review of economic evidence for the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of colorectal cancer in the United Kingdom. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2009 Oct;25(4):470-8.

Walshe C, Todd C, Caress A, Chew-Graham C. Patterns of access to community palliative care services: a literature review. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009 May;37(5):884-912. Epub 2008 Dec 21.

2008

Birch D, Draper J. A critical literature review exploring the challenges of delivering effective palliative care to older people with dementia. J Clin Nurs. 2008 May;17(9):1144-63.

Bowden G, Bliss J. Does using a hospital bed have an impact on the meaning of home? Br J Community Nurs. 2008 Dec;13(12):556, 558-62.

Brink-Huis A, van Achterberg T, Schoonhoven L. Pain management: a review of organisation models with integrated processes for the management of pain in adult cancer patients. J Clin Nurs. 2008 Aug;17(15):1986-2000.

Wilson DM, Birch S, Sheps S, Thomas R, Justice C, MacLeod R. Researching a best-practice end-of-life care model for Canada. Can J Aging. 2008 Winter;27(4):319-30.

Wright M, Wood J, Lynch T, Clark D. Mapping levels of palliative care development: a global view. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2008 May;35(5):469-85. Epub 2008 Feb 4.

2007

Fineberg IC, Hughes N. Literature review of "Integrated Care" for The Irish Hospice Foundation's Hospice Friendly Hospitals Programme. Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK. 2007 Apr 20:55pp.

Gruneir A, Mor V, Weitzen S, Truchil R, Teno J, Roy J. Where people die: a multilevel approach to understanding influences on site of death in America. Med Care Res Rev. 2007 Aug;64(4):351-78.

Schneider N, Bramesfeld A, Burruano L. Palliative care in public health: a formal and content-related analysis of European journals. Journal of Public Health. 2007 Apr;15(2):87-91.

Steers J, Brereton L, Ingleton C. Palliative care for all? a review of the evidence in community hospitals. Int J Palliat Nurs. 2007 Aug;13(8):392-9.

Victorian Government Department of Human Services. Review of hospital-based palliative care consultancy teams. Melbourne: Victorian Government Department of Human Services. 2007 Jun;54pp.

2006

Gomes B, Higginson IJ. Factors influencing death at home in terminally ill patients with cancer: systematic review. BMJ. 2006 Mar 4;332(7540):515-21.

Phillips JL, Davidson PM, Jackson D, Kristjanson L, Bennett ML, Daly J. Enhancing palliative care delivery in a regional community in Australia. Aust Health Rev. 2006 Aug;30(3):370-9.

Theis KA, Rao JK, Anderson LA, Thompson PM. End-of-life content in Comprehensive Cancer Control Plans: a systematic review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2007 Oct-Nov ;24(5):390-8.

Thomas RE, Wilson S, Sheps S. A literature review of randomized controlled trials of the organization of care at the end of life. Can J Aging. 2006 Fall;25(3):271-93.

Wilson, DM, Justice C, Sheps S, Thomas R, Reid P, Leibovici K. Planning and providing end-of-life care in rural areas. J Rural Health. 2006 Spring;22(2):174-81.

2005

Adams M. Patient and carer satisfaction with palliative care services: a review of the literature. ACCNS Journal for Community Nurses. 2005 Aug;10(2):11-4.

Davies E, Higginson IJ. Systematic review of specialist palliative day-care for adults with cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2005 Aug;13(8):607-27. Epub 2005 Jun 14.

Harding R, Karus D, Easterbrook P, Raveis VH, Higginson IJ, Marconi K. Does palliative care improve outcomes for patients with HIV/AIDS? a systematic review of the evidence. Sex Transm Infect. 2005 Feb;81(1):5-14.

Harding R, Higginson IJ. Palliative care in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet. 2005 Jun 4-10;365(9475):1971-7.

Wilson D, Kinch J, Justice C. A review of the literature on hospice or palliative day care. European Journal of Palliative Care. 2005;12(5):198-202. No abstract available.

2004

Ahmed N, Bestall JC, Ahmedzai SH, Payne SA, Clark D, Noble B. Systematic review of the problems and issues of accessing specialist palliative care by patients, carers and health and social care professionals. Palliat Med. 2004 Sep;18(6):525-42.

Gysels M, Higginson IJ, National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Improving supportive and palliative care for adults with cancer: research evidence manual. London: Kings college, University of London. 2004 Mar;384pp.

Mast KR, Salama M, Silverman GK, Arnold RM. End-of-life content in treatment guidelines for life-limiting diseases. J Palliat Med. 2004 Dec;7(6):754-73.

National Palliative Care Program. Paediatric palliative care service model review [final report]. Canberra ACT. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. 2004 Jan:152pp. No Abstract Available.

Yabroff KR, Mandelblatt JS, Ingham J. The quality of medical care at the end-of-life in the USA: existing barriers and examples of process and outcome measures. Palliat Med. 2004 Apr;18(3):202-16.

2003

Bliss J, While A. Decision-making in palliative and continuing care in the community: an analysis of the published literature with reference to the context of UK care provision. Int J Nurs Stud. 2003 Nov;40(8):881-8.

Evans R, Stone D, Elwyn G. Organizing palliative care for rural populations: a systematic review of the evidence. Fam Pract. 2003 Jun;20(3):304-10.

Haggerty JL, Reid RJ, Freeman GK, Starfield BH, Adair CE, McKendry R. Continuity of care: a multidisciplinary review. BMJ. 2003 Nov 22;327(7425):1219-21.

Higginson IJ, Finlay IG, Goodwin DM, Hood K, Edwards AGK, Cook A, Douglas HR, Normand CE. Is there evidence that palliative care teams alter end-of-life experiences of patients and their caregivers? J Pain Symptom Manage. 2003 Feb;25(2):150-68.

2002

Finlay IG, Higginson IJ, Goodwin DM, Cook AM, Hood K, Douglas HR, Normand CE. Palliative care in hospital, hospice, at home: results from a systematic review. Ann Oncol. 2002;13(Suppl 4):257-64.

Goodwin DM, Higginson IJ, Edwards AG, Finlay IG, Cook AM, Hood K, Douglas HR, Normand CE. An evaluation of systematic reviews of palliative care services. J Palliat Care. 2002 Summer;18(2):77-83.

Higginson IJ, Finlay I, Goodwin DM, Cook AM, Hood K, Edwards AG, Douglas HR, Norman CE. Do hospital-based palliative teams improve care for patients or families at the end of life improve care for patients or families at the end of life? J Pain Symptom Manage. 2002 Feb;23(2):96-106.

Mitchell GK. How well do general practitioners deliver palliative care? a systematic review. Palliat Med. 2002 Nov;16(6):457-64.

2000

Higginson IJ, Sen-Gupta GJ. Place of care in advanced cancer: a qualitative systematic literature review of patient preferences. J Palliat Med. 2000 Fall;3(3):287-300.

1999

Critchley P, Jadad AR, Taniguchi A, Woods A, Stevens R, Reyno L, Whelan TJ. Are some palliative care delivery systems more effective and efficient than others? a systematic review of comparative studies. J Palliat Care. 1999 Winter;15(4):40-7.

Salisbury C, Bosanquet N, Wilkinson EK, Franks PJ, Kite S, Lorentzon M, Naysmith A. The impact of different models of specialist palliative care on patients' quality of life: a systematic literature review. Palliat Med. 1999 Jan;13(1):3-17.

Wadhwa, S Lavizzo-Mourey R. Do innovative models of health care delivery improve quality of care for selected vulnerable populations? a systematic review. Jt Comm J Qual Improv. 1999 Aug;25(8):408-33.

Wilkinson EK, Salisbury C, Bosanquet N, Franks PJ, Kite S, Lorentzon M, Naysmith A. Patient and carer preference for, and satisfaction with specialist models of palliative care: a systematic review of the literature. Palliat Med. 1999 May;13(3):197-216.

1998

Glare P. Palliative care in teaching hospitals: achievement or aberration? Prog Palliat Care 1998;6:4-9. No abstract available.

Hearn J, Higginson IJ. Do specialist palliative care teams improve outcomes for cancer patients? a systematic literature review. Palliat Med. 1998 Sep;12(5):317-32.

Shepperd S, Iliffe S. The effectiveness of hospital at home compared with in-patient hospital care: a systematic review. J Public Health Med. 1998 Sep;20(3):344-50.

Smeenk FW, van Haastregt JC, de Witte LP, Crebolder HF. Effectiveness of home care programmes for patients with incurable cancer on their quality of life and time spent in hospital: a systematic review. BMJ. 1998 Jun 27;316(7149):1939-44.

Last updated 24 April 2012