Decision-making factors related to palliative care and hospice use in the community: a systematic review based on Andersen's behavioural model of health services use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-based palliative care and hospice is essential for meeting the preferences of terminally ill patients and reducing healthcare costs. However, systematic research on the decision-making factors concerning the patients and family caregivers remains limited. This study aimed to identify and categorise the factors related to the patients' and family caregivers' decision-making in the use of palliative care or hospice within the community.

Methods

This systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD42024612049) was conducted using the CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and Medline databases. Studies focusing on the patients' and family caregivers' decisions regarding palliative care and hospice were included, excluding the studies focusing solely on healthcare professionals.

SUBMITTER: Choi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505853 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature