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Palliative and end of life care in prisons: a mixed-methods rapid review of the literature from 2014-2018.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Perceptions and experiences of clinicians and correctional officers facilitating palliative care for people in prison: A systematic review and meta-synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Ethical and Psychosocial Dimensions of Palliative Care in Prison : A Scoping Review.Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2026Review
- 10 tips for providing kidney care to persons in prison.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Review
- How do people in prison access palliative care? A scoping review of models of palliative care delivery for people in prison in high-income countries.Palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Palliative Care Psychiatry: Building Synergy Across the Spectrum.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- The importance of developing palliative care quality indicators for the prison setting: why now, and next steps.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- Large-scale evaluation of a computer-based learning program to increase prison staff knowledge on geriatric and end-of-life care.International journal of prisoner health · 2022Article
- Exploring Web-Based Twitter Conversations Surrounding National Healthcare Decisions Day and Advance Care Planning From a Sociocultural Perspective: Computational Mixed Methods Analysis.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Caring, sharing, preparing and declaring: how do hospices support prisons to provide palliative and end of life care? A qualitative descriptive study using telephone interviews.Palliative medicine · 2021Article
- Palliative and end of life care in prisons: a mixed-methods rapid review of the literature from 2014-2018.BMJ open · 2019Review
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Abstract
objectivesTo explore current practice in relation to palliative and end of life care in prisons, and to make recommendations for its future provision.
designA rapid literature review of studies using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods, with a narrative synthesis of results. DATA SOURCES: Six databases searched between January 2014 to December 2018: ASSIA, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts and Scopus. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Primary research articles reporting qualitative or quantitative findings about palliative and end of life care in prisons, published in peer-reviewed, English language journals between January 2014 to December 2018.
participantsPrisoners, prisoners' families, prison healthcare staff and other prison staff. DATA EXTRACTION/SYNTHESIS: Data extracted included: citation, design, aim, setting, sample/population, methods and key findings. Data were analysed thematically then subject to a narrative synthesis in order to answer the research questions. QUALITY APPRAISAL: Two researchers independently appraised articles using the Qualsyst tool, by Kmet
results23 articles were included (16 qualitative, 6 quantitative, 1 mixed methods). Top three findings (by prevalence) were: fostering relationships with people both inside and outside of prison is important to prisoners with palliative and end of life care needs, inmate hospice volunteers are able to build and maintain close relationships with the prisoners they care for and the conflicting priorities of care and custody can have a negative impact on the delivery of palliative and end of life care in prisons.
conclusionsThe key findings are: relationships are important to prisoners at the end of life, inmate hospice volunteers can build close bonds with the prisoners in their care and the prison environment and regime conflicts with best practices in palliative and end of life care. Directions for future research are also identified. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: PROSPERO ID: CRD42019118737. Registered January 2019.
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