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Systematic Reviews of Terminal Care Interventions
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions at the end of life.
For summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of palliative care, follow the links from the Systematic Reviews on Palliative Care [HealthInsite Topic Page].
Updated November 2010
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| Title: | Home-based end of life care |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A number of countries have invested in health services to provide care at home to patients with a terminal illness who wish to die at home. This investment is backed by surveys of the preferences of the general public and patients with a terminal illnes... |
| Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Title: | Interventions for supporting family and friends of patients at the end of life |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Family and friends are often central to the care of patients at the end of life. While providing such informal care can generate strong positive emotions, caring can be extremely stressful both mentally and physically. Support strategies are being devel... |
| Date: | May 2010 |
| Title: | Benzodiazepines for the relief of breathlessness in advanced diseases in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Breathlessness is a common and distressing symptom in advanced cancer and other diseases at the end of life. It is still very difficult to treat breathlessness sufficiently. Benzodiazepines, a group of sedating drugs that are mainly used for sleep distu... |
| Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Title: | Interventions for improving the psychosocial well-being of children affected by HIV and AIDS |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Many children have lost a parent or have parent living with HIV or AIDS. These children experience greater psychological and social challenges than other children their own age. While there are various programs and interventions that try to improve the ... |
| Date: | Dec 2008 |
| Title: | Psychotherapy for depression among cancer patients who are incurable |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Depressive states represent frequent complications among cancer patients and are more common amongst advanced cancer patients. Psychotherapy comprises of various interventions for ameliorating or preventing psychological distress conducted by direct ver... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Non-pharmacological interventions for use in breathlessness in the advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Shortness of breath is a common and distressing symptom in incurable cancer and some other illnesses at the end of life. Overall shortness of breath towards the end of life is still difficult to treat. Appropriate treatment of this distressing symptom r... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Drug therapy for delirium in terminally ill adult patients |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | There is limited evidence from clinical trials on the role of drug therapy for the treatment of delirium in terminally ill patients. Delirium occurs frequently in patients with terminal illness, and may be caused by the illness itself or as a side effec... |
| Date: | Feb 2004 |
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