Influences on Care Preferences of Older People with Advanced Illness: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine and explore the influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness and integrate our results into a model to guide practice and research.

Design

Systematic review using Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and OpenGrey databases from inception to February 2017 and reference and citation list searching. Included articles investigated influences on care preference using qualitative or quantitative methodology. Thematic synthesis of qualitative articles and narrative synthesis of quantitative articles were undertaken.

Setting

Hospital and community care settings.

Participants

Older adults with advanced illness, including people with specific illnesses and markers of advanced disease, populations identified as in the

SUBMITTER: Etkind SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001783 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature