Factorial structure of quality of life, satisfaction with caregiving and caregiver burden in palliative care: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this research is to identify the main approaches and domains of palliative care quality assessment through three questionnaires used for this purpose.

Design

Systematic review.

Methods

The proposed analysis process consists of three stages from 2000 to 2020: (i) massive literature search, (ii) text mining and (iii) systematic reviews carried out on the QLQ C30, Zarit Burden Interview and FAMCARE questionnaires. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews (PRISMA-P) have guided our research.

Results

Sixteen papers were included in our study. The main findings have been summarised using a descriptive narrative synthesis approach. Systematic reviews evidenced that such tools present variable factor structures or latent domains. The results

SUBMITTER: Llop-Medina L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719539 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature