Family carers' preferences for support when caring for a family member at the end of life at home: protocol for an integrative literature review. [Protocol]

Larsson, Maria; Lee, Siew Hwa; Wilde-Larsson, Bodil; Olsson, Cecilia; Bjuresäter, Kaisa; Hov, Reidun; Grov, Ellen Karine; Kennedy, Catriona

Abstract

The aim of this integrative review is to explore the evidence base of family carers' preferences for support during end of life care in their own home. To investigate what preferences for support family carers have during end of life care in their own home, what help family carers requires to cope during end of life care in their own home and how the organisation of end of life care at home effects the family carers.

Citation

LARSSON, M., LEE, S.H., WILDE-LARSSON, B., OLSSON, C., BJURESÄTER, K., HOV, R., GROV, E.K. and KENNEDY, C. 2016. Family carers' preferences for support when caring for a family member at the end of life at home: protocol for an integrative literature review. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42016037839. Available from: http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016037839

• Other Type: Protocol
• Online Publication Date: Apr 19, 2016
• Deposit Date: Sep 14, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 14, 2016
• Publisher: University of York. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Keywords: Family carers; End of life care; Support; Own home; Cost effectiveness of interventions
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1679
• Publisher URL: http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016037839