The palliative care needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and their access to palliative care services: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is evidence that people with intellectual disabilities experience healthcare inequalities, including access to specialist palliative care, but to date, there has not been a systematic review of empirical evidence.

Aim

To identify the palliative care needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and the barriers and facilitators they face in accessing palliative care.

Design

Systematic review using a narrative synthesis approach (International prospective register of systematic reviews (PROSPERO) registration number: CRD42019138974).

Data sources

Five databases were searched in June 2019 (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, the Cochrane library and CINAHL) along with hand searches and a search of the grey literature. All study designs were included.

SUBMITTER: Adam E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7596767 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature