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Influences on Care Preferences of Older People with Advanced Illness: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis.

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Bone, Anna E 
Lovell, Natasha 
Higginson, Irene J 
Murtagh, Fliss EM 

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine and explore the influences on care preferences of older people with advanced illness and integrate our results into a model to guide practice and research. DESIGN: Systematic review using Medline, Embase, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and OpenGrey databases from inception to February 2017 and reference and citation list searching. Included articles investigated influences on care preference using qualitative or quantitative methodology. Thematic synthesis of qualitative articles and narrative synthesis of quantitative articles were undertaken. SETTING: Hospital and community care settings. PARTICIPANTS: Older adults with advanced illness, including people with specific illnesses and markers of advanced disease, populations identified as in the last year of life, or individuals receiving palliative care (N = 15,164). MEASUREMENTS: The QualSys criteria were used to assess study quality. RESULTS: Of 12,142 search results, 57 articles were included. Family and care context, illness, and individual factors interact to influence care preferences. Support from and burden on family and loved ones were prominent influences on care preferences. Mechanisms by which preferences are influenced include the process of trading-off between competing priorities, making choices based on expected outcome, level of engagement, and individual ability to form and express preferences. CONCLUSION: Family is particularly important as an influence on care preferences, which are influenced by complex interaction of family, individual, and illness factors. To support preferences, clinicians should consider older people with illnesses and their families together as a unit of care.

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Keywords

palliative care, patient preference, systematic review, terminal care, terminally ill, Aged, Chronic Disease, Family, Humans, Palliative Care, Patient Preference, Qualitative Research, Severity of Illness Index

Journal Title

J Am Geriatr Soc

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Journal ISSN

0002-8614
1532-5415

Volume Title

66

Publisher

Wiley
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Cicely Saunders International Atlantic Philanthropies. Grant Number: 24610 Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, South London National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) King's Health Partners St. George's University London St George's Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust