What is an "early palliative care" intervention? A scoping review of controlled studies in oncology.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early palliative care (EPC) has been advocated to improve cancer patients' health. However, EPC differs with regard to its elements and target groups. It is not known which parts of EPC contribute to effectiveness for which patient group. This scoping review provides a structured analysis of EPC interventions and outcome measures.

Design

We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL up to February 2022. We included randomized controlled trials (RCT), nonrandomized trials, cohort studies (CS), and controlled before-after studies of EPC in adult patients in English, Dutch, and German language. Interventions had to be self-labeled as EPC. Screening and data extraction were performed by two raters. A structured analysis incorporating the TIDieR checklist was perf

SUBMITTER: Nadolny S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10726823 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature