SynthesisPalliative medicine2022
Family involvement in advance care planning for people living with advanced cancer: A systematic mixed-methods review.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of online advance care planning (ACP) decision aid programmes on adults with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC palliative care · 2026Pooled it
- What outcomes do studies use to measure the impact of prognostication on people with advanced cancer? Findings from a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.Palliative medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Experiences and perspectives of healthcare professionals implementing advance care planning for people suffering from life-limiting illness: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.BMC palliative care · 2023Pooled it
- Mindfulness to enhance quality of life and support advance care planning: a pilot randomized controlled trial for adults with advanced cancer and their family caregivers.BMC palliative care · 2024Trial
- Intention to complete advance directives among patients with cancer undergoing treatment: application of the extended theory of planned behavior.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Considerations in referring older patients to hospital in acute situations: a qualitative study based on the experiences of healthcare providers.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Advance care planning in the last year of life of patients with advanced cancer: patients' perspectives on decision-making and their family and physicians' awareness of future care preferences.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Missed opportunities to promote flourishing in cancer care: a brief examination of multiple myeloma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Good death and end-of-life care preferences: perspectives from older Singaporeans.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Influencing factors and mediating effects of advanced medical care plan readiness in young and middle-aged patients with advanced cancer based on machine learning.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- What are the barriers and facilitators to advance care planning with older people in long-term care facilities? A qualitative study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Article
- Latent profiles of advance care planning engagement among Chinese older adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- What are the symptoms and concerns of young adults living with life-limiting conditions and how well are they captured by patient reported outcome measures? A mixed-methods systematic review and framework synthesis.Palliative medicine · 2026Review
- A Case Study on the Critical Role of Advance Care Planning.Journal of medical cases · 2026Article
- Understanding Advance Care Planning in oncology: Barriers, perceptions, and pathways toward patient-centered decision-making.Palliative & supportive care · 2026Article
- Patient-centred educational interventions for assessing and managing cancer-related pain relevant to minority ethnic populations: A mixed-methods systematic review.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Review
- Frames of dying: a qualitative study of end-of-life experiences of terminal Arab patients.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Willingness to develop an advance directive: perspectives of older persons at a national referral hospital in Uganda.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Advance care planning among stroke patients: A scoping review.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Review
- Advance care planning for adults with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdvance care planning is important for people with advanced cancer. Family involvement in advance care planning may be instrumental to achieving goal-concordant care since they frequently become surrogate decision-makers.
aimTo examine components, contexts, effects and linkages with intended outcomes of involving family members in advance care planning.
designA mixed-methods systematic review, in which quantitative and qualitative data were extracted and synthesised using thematic synthesis leading to a logic model. Prospectively registered on PROSPERO (CRD42020208143). DATA SOURCES: Primary quantitative and qualitative research regarding family-involved advance care planning for people with advanced cancer were identified using Medline, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL from inception to September 2020. Quality appraisal was performed with 'QualSyst'.
resultsFourteen articles were included. The synthesis identified perceptions of individuals and family members concerning family involvement in advance care planning and presents components for family-integrated advance care planning intervention. The logic model includes (i) addressing family members' concerns and emotions and (ii) facilitating communication between individuals and family members which are distinctive when healthcare professionals engage with individuals as well as family members.
conclusionsThis review provides a comprehensive understanding of family involvement in advance care planning and could inform its assessment and implementation in clinical practice. The number of included articles was limited. Therefore future research must focus on family integration and exploration of stakeholders' perceptions to identify additional components and linkages between them within family-integrated advance care planning.
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