Understanding the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers: An integrative systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with mesothelioma and their families have palliative care needs throughout the relatively short trajectory of their illness.

Aim

To describe the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers.

Design

Integrative systematic review with narrative synthesis (PROSPERO: CRD42020190115).

Data sources

MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library were searched for articles published between 01 January 2000 and 10 May 2020. Articles were included if they presented empirical studies or comprehensive reviews including information about the palliative care needs and experiences of people with mesothelioma and their family carers.

Results

The search yielded 508 articles, 14 were included in the analys

SUBMITTER: Harrison M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188997 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature