International transfer and translation of an end of life care intervention: the case of the Liverpool Care Pathway for the dying patient.

ABSTRACT: We explore how and why the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for the dying patient was transferred to 20 countries beyond the UK, and with what consequences for policy and practice. Our paper synthesises findings from 95 publications contained in a historical narrative literature review on the implementation of the LCP outside the United Kingdom, alongside data from 18 qualitative interviews with 19 key actors involved with the LCP in 14 countries. We use the review to explore the timelines and patterns of development and implementation in the specific countries, to consider what forms of research and evaluation about the LCP were undertaken to establish its effectiveness, and to summarise the resulting findings and their consequences. We use the interviews to gain insights into the elements, p

SUBMITTER: Clark D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7726848 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature