Integrated palliative care in oncology: a protocol for a realist synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emerging evidence suggests improved quality of life, reduced symptom burden and lower health services costs when integrated palliative care and cancer care are implemented. Integrated palliative care aims to achieve care continuity by integrating organisational, administrative and clinical services involved in patient care networks. However, integrated palliative care for cancer is not common practice. This project, therefore, aims to understand how integrated palliative care and cancer care works in different healthcare settings (inpatient/outpatient), and for which groups of people (at what stage of the cancer journey), so we can develop guidance for optimal delivery.

Methods and analysis

We will conduct a realist synthesis to develop a programme theory of how

SUBMITTER: Reid J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875500 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature