SynthesisPalliative medicine2026
Reasons for patients in high income countries accessing hospital care while receiving specialist community palliative care: A systematic review and meta-ethnography.
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Abstract
backgroundPeople receiving specialist community palliative care services often experience unplanned hospitalisations. A better understanding of the determinants leading to hospital use will support the development of more responsive palliative care policies and practices.
aimTo identify the contextual and individual determinants that lead to the unplanned hospital use of people receiving specialist community palliative care services.
designA systematic review and meta-ethnographic synthesis prospectively registered with PROSPERO (CRD42022287904) and reported according to the PRISMA Statement and eMERGe guidelines. Andersen's Behavioural Model of Health Service Use was used to frame the synthesis. DATA SOURCES: CINAHL, PubMed via the CareSearch palliative care filter, Scopus and Embase were searched in February 2024. High-income country's studies published in English and reporting empirical qualitative data were eligible for inclusion.
resultsThe 12 included studies provided carers (
conclusionsThis meta-ethnography identified insights for developing effective person-centred initiatives aimed at reducing unplanned hospital use and opportunities for specialist community palliative care services to support patient and carer needs. Capturing patient perspectives is essential for future research.
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