The determinants of home and nursing home death: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Findings

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Evidence Summary
Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant

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Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2013
Year Published

2016
Quality Rating

8/11 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Japan (6); USA (5); Belgium (3); Canada (3); Netherlands (2); Singapore (2); Taiwan (2); Denmark (1); Mexico (1); New Zealand (1); UK (England) (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Japan (6); USA (5); Belgium (3); Canada (3); Netherlands (2); Singapore (2); Taiwan (2); Denmark (1); Mexico (1); New Zealand (1); UK (England) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

At least one included study was conducted in a low- or middle-income country

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review addressing other questions
Type of question

Not effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How care is designed to meet consumers' needs
Culturally appropriate care
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
Skill mix - Volunteers or caregivers
Where care is provided
Site of service delivery
Continuity of care
Outreach
Implementation strategies
Consumer-targeted strategy
Communication and decision-making facilitation
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Sectors
Home care
Hospital care
Long-term care
Providers
Physician
Generalist
Nurse
Caregivers

Publication details

Citation

Costa V, Earle CC, Esplen MJ, Fowler R, Goldman R, Grossman D, et al. The determinants of home and nursing home death: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Palliative Care. 2016;15(1):8.
DOI

10.1186/s12904-016-0077-8

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