Research Library
Filter by Category
Key themes and approaches in palliative and end-of-life care education for the general public: a systematic review
Background: Families, friends, and communities play a vital role in supporting individuals facing declining health, caregiving duties, loss, or grief, especially with the growing desire to die at…
By Muzeyyen Seckin, Rumandeep Tiwana, David Fry, Cara Bailey
Published: Aug 2025
Use of dignity therapy in palliative care: a comprehensive scoping review
Introduction: Dignity Therapy is an innovative intervention designed to alleviate emotional suffering and address the distress associated with loss of dignity in individuals with advanced illness…
By Romel Jonathan Velasco Yanez, Erilaine de Freitas Corpes, Judith Sixsmith, Ana Fátima Carvalho Fernandes, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Régia Christina Moura Barbosa Castro, Herla Maria Furtardo Jorge
Published: Jul 2025
The heart of palliative care is relational: a scoping review of the ethics of care in palliative medicine
Background: Palliative care, perhaps more than any subspecialty in healthcare, is deeply relational and engages patients and families at times of great vulnerability. Ethics of care, or…
By Sophie Bertaud, Dominic Wilkinson, Maureen Kelley
Published: May 2025
Bereavement support guidelines for caregivers in palliative care: a scoping review
Background: Palliative care teams’ support practices for bereavement vary substantially. Clinical guidelines are needed to promote concerted, evidence-based intervention. The goal of the present…
By Alexandra Coelho, Sara Albuquerque, David Dias Neto
Published: Apr 2025
Experiences of healthcare professionals providing palliative care in home settings - a scoping review
Background:The growing preference for home-based end-of-life care accords a dignified death for terminally ill patients. However, for healthcare professionals (HCPs) involved, this caregiving approach…
By Luke Tan, Sonia Sheri, Yun Yao Goh, Raeanne Fong, Ranitha Govindasamy, Yun Ting Ong, Nur Amira Binte Abdul Hamid, Tessa Li Xiang Low, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna
Published: Mar 2025
Homecare workers needs and experiences in end of life care: rapid review
Background:Social homecare workers provide essential care to those living at home at the end of life. In the context of a service experiencing difficulties in attracting and retaining staff, we have…
By Catherine Forward, Zana Bayley, Liz Walker, Justine Krygier, Caroline White, Kasonde Mwaba, Helene Elliott-button, Paul Taylor, Miriam J Johnson
Published: Dec 2024
How Do Home Care Workers Experience A Client’s Death, Professionally and Personally? A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis
Background: Home care workers (HCWs) may frequently experience client death. This critical interpretive meta-synthesis aimed to identify the impacts of client death to offer preliminary…
By Gillian Mhairi Findlay, Noelle Robertson ,
Published: Nov 2024
Efficacy of spiritual interventions in palliative care: An umbrella review of systematic reviews
Background:Spiritual care is increasingly recognised as an essential component of care in palliative settings. Given this growing body of literature on spiritual interventions, there is a need to…
By Philip D Austin, Wei Lee, Robyn Keall, Melanie R Lovell
Published: Oct 2024
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people with advanced progressive illness, their caregivers and staff involved in their care: A scoping review
Background:People with an advanced progressive illness and their caregivers frequently experience anxiety, uncertainty and anticipatory grief. Traditional approaches to address psychological concerns…
By Tilly Gibson Watt, David Gillanders, Juliet A Spiller, Anne M Finucane
Published: Jul 2023