Addressing inequity in palliative care provision for older people living with multimorbidity. Perspectives of community-dwelling older people on their palliative care needs: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older people living with multimorbidity are projected to become the main recipients of palliative care in the coming decades, yet there is limited evidence regarding their expressed palliative care needs to inform person-centred care.

Aim

To understand the palliative care needs of community-dwelling people aged ⩾60 living with multimorbidity in the last 2 years of life.

Design

A scoping review following Arksey and O'Malley.

Data sources

Three international electronic databases (CINAHL, Ovid Medline, PsycINFO) were searched from March 2018 to December 2021. Reference lists were hand searched. Eligible papers were those reporting empirical data on older people's needs.

Results

From 985 potential papers, 28 studies were included, published betwee

SUBMITTER: Nicholson CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10074761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature