Review Collection: Site of Care

Community
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

Ramsaroop SD, Reid MC, Adelaman RD. Completing an advance directive in the primary care setting: what do we need for success? Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007 Feb;55(2):277-83

Rose J, Glass N. Nurses and palliation in the community: the current discourse. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 2006 Dec;12(12):588-94

Home
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

Finlay IG, Higginson IJ, Goodwin DM, Cook AM, Hood K, Douglas HR, et al. Palliative care in hospital, hospice, at home: results from a systematic review. Annals of Oncology. 2002;13(Suppl 4):257-64 no abstract available

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.

Kadushin G. Home health care utilization: A review of the research for social work. Health and Social Work. 2004;29(3):219-232

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

Thome B, Dykes A, Hallberg I. Home care with regard to definition, care recipients, content and outcome: systematic literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2003 Nov;12(6):860-72

Hospice
Finlay IG, Higginson IJ, Goodwin DM, Cook AM, Hood K, Douglas HR, et al. Palliative care in hospital, hospice, at home: results from a systematic review. Annals of Oncology. 2002;13(Suppl 4):257-64 no abstract available

Hospital
Goldberg GR, Morrison RS. Pain management in hospitalized cancer patients: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2007 May 1;25(13):1792-801

Gorman TE, Ahern SP, Wiseman J, Skrobik Y. Residents' end-of-life decision making with adult hospitalized patients: a review of the literature. Acad Med. 2005 Jul;80(7):622-33

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

Hughes SL, Ulasevich A, Weaver FM, Henderson W, Manheim L, Kubal JD, et al.Impact of home care on hospital days: a meta analysis. Health Services Research. 1997 Oct;32(4):415-32.

Steers J, Brereton L, Ingleton C. Palliative care for all? A review of the evidence in community hospitals. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 2007 Aug;13(8):392-9.

ICU
Clarke EB, Curtis JR, Luce JM, Levy M, Danis M, Nelson J, et al. Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine. 2003 Sep;31(9):2255-62.

Giacomini M, Cook D, DeJean D, Shaw R, Gedge E. Decision tools for life support: a review and policy analysis. Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Mar;34(3):864-70.

Gruenberg DA, Shelton W, Rose SL, Rutter AE, Socaris S, McGee G. Factors influencing length of stay in the intensive care unit. American Journal of Critical Care. 2006 Sep;15(5):502-9.

Kirchhoff KT, Faas AI. Family support at end of life. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2007 Oct-Dec;18(4):426-35

Morgan J. End-of-life care in UK critical care units--a literature review. Nurs Crit Care. 2008 May-Jun;13(3):152-61.

Puntillo KA, McAdam JL. Communication between physicians and nurses as a target for improving end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: Challenges and opportunities for moving forward. Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Nov;34(11 Suppl):S332-40

Residential Aged Care Facilities
Clarke EB, Curtis JR, Luce JM, Levy M, Danis M, Nelson J, et al. Quality indicators for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine. 2003 Sep;31(9):2255-62.

Edith Cowan University Guidelines for a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care: A Systematic Review
of the Literature 2005 Edith Cowan University

Giacomini M, Cook D, DeJean D, Shaw R, Gedge E. Decision tools for life support: a review and policy analysis. Critical Care Medicine. 2006 Mar;34(3):864-70.

Gruenberg DA, Shelton W, Rose SL, Rutter AE, Socaris S, McGee G. Factors influencing length of stay in the intensive care unit. American Journal of Critical Care. 2006 Sep;15(5):502-9.

Trotta RL. Quality of death: a dimensional analysis of palliative care in the nursing home. J Palliat Med. 2007 Oct;10(5):1116-27.

Volicer L, End-of-life Care for People with Dementia in Residential Care Settings 2005 Alzheimers Association

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