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SynthesisInternational journal of nursing practice2020

Nurses' experience of providing home-based palliative care in the country setting: An integrated literature review.

Lyn Rabbetts, Ann Harrington, Katrina Breaden

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Synthesis in International journal of nursing practice, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lyn RabbettsCollege of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8115-9333
Ann HarringtonCollege of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5074-2606
Katrina BreadenCollege of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsThe aim of the study is to explore the experiences of nurses providing home-based palliative care for patients who live in country settings.

methodsThis study is an integrated literature review. Electronic databases, specific journals of interest, and reference lists were searched using key words and Boolean operators. Descriptive thematic analysis was undertaken to identify main themes and subthemes. Critical appraisal of the articles was conducted using the qualitative Critical Appraisal Skills Program guidelines. Primary research articles published in English, in peer-reviewed journals from 1990 to 2017, were included.

resultsTwelve articles were included in this review. Two main themes emerged including the nature of nursing in country communities and nurses' emotional responses. The first main theme had the subthemes of community connections, geographical distance and isolation, organizational deficits, lack of education, and resources. The second main theme consisted on five subthemes including feeling rewarded, autonomy and professional isolation, hope and hopelessness, frustration, and fear.

conclusionLiterature is sparse reporting the lived experience of nurses providing palliative care in country areas for patients wanting to die at home. An increase in demand for a home-based palliative nursing service will require additional funding globally to meet this increase in the future.

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Home Care ServicesHospice and Palliative Care NursingPalliative CareHumanscommunityliterature reviewnursespalliative carerural

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PMID31423691

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