Background Healthcare systems around the world have been responding to the demand for
better integrated models of service delivery. However, there is a need for further clarity …

Abstract Background The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services
(PARIHS) framework was developed two decades ago and conceptualizes successful …

Background This is an updated version of a Cochrane review published in Issue 11, 2013 in
the Cochrane Library. In many clinical areas, integrated care pathways are utilised as …

Background To ensure patients and families receive appropriate end-of-life care pathways
and guidelines aim to inform clinical decision making. Ensuring appropriate outcomes …

Objective: Music therapy has experienced a rising demand as an adjunct therapy for
symptom management among palliative care patients. We conducted a realist review of the …

Background The quality of care provided to patients with cancer who are dying in hospital
and their families is suboptimum. The UK Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for patients who …

Background The NHS has been challenged to adopt new integrated models of service
delivery that are tailored to local populations. Evidence from the international literature is …

Purpose To inform health system improvements for care of elderly populations approaching
the end of life (EOL) by identifying important elements of care and implementation barriers …

Background: The Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient ('LCP') was an integrated
care pathway (ICP) recommended by successive governments in England and Wales to …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the only major worldwide cause of
mortality that is currently increasing in prevalence. Furthermore, COPD is incurable, and the …