The Liverpool Care Pathway: discarded in cancer patients but good enough for dying nursing home patients? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is an interdisciplinary protocol, aiming to ensure that dying patients receive dignified and individualized treatment and care at the end-of-life. LCP was originally developed in 1997 in the United Kingdom from a model of cancer care successfully established in hospices. It has since been introduced in many countries, including Norway. The method was withdrawn in the UK in 2013. This review investigates whether LCP has been adapted and validated for use in nursing homes and for dying people with dementia.

Methods

This systematic review is based on a systematic literature search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and Web of Science.

Results

The search identified 12 studies, but none describing an evidence-based adaption of LCP to nu

SUBMITTER: Husebo BS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5551006 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature