The roles, responsibilities and practices of healthcare assistants in out-of-hours community palliative care: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Access to community palliative care 'out-of-hours' - defined as care provided after the normal hours of work - is advocated globally. Healthcare assistants, who provide care under the direction of a qualified professional, are increasingly employed to help deliver such care, yet there is a little understanding regarding their role, responsibilities or contribution.

Aim

The aim of this study was to identify the roles, responsibilities and contributions of healthcare assistants in out-of-hours community palliative care.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

Five bibliographic databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO and Scopus) and grey literature were searched using a predefined search strategy. The review was conducted in accordance with the Prefer

SUBMITTER: Fee A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448826 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature