Role of patients' family members in end-of-life communication: an integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To synthesise empirical findings on the role of family in end-of-life (EOL) communication and to identify the communicative practices that are essential for EOL decision-making in family-oriented cultures.

Setting

The EOL communication settings.

Participants

This integrative review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses reporting guideline. Relevant studies published between 1 January 1991 and 31 December 2021 were retrieved from four databases, including the PsycINFO, Embase, MEDLINE and Ovid nursing databases, using keywords with meanings of 'end-of-life', 'communication' and 'family'. Data were then extracted and coded into themes for analysis. The search strategy yielded 53 eligible studies; all 53 included studi

SUBMITTER: Pun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9945016 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature