Table 1 Area of palliative care research breakdown according to publications (2006–2012)
Core themes (N = 128) | Subthemes (N = 128) | Examples |
|---|---|---|
Specific groups (n = 51) | ||
Children (n = 11) | Staff experiences; bereavement; symptoms; needs; service delivery | |
Intellectual disability (n = 10) | Bereavement; staff training; carers’ perceptions & experiences; dementia | |
Malignant disease (n = 7) | Palliative management; quality of life | |
COPD (n = 6) | Education programme; needs and experiences; carers | |
Dementia (n = 3) | Health economics; self-efficacy | |
Heart failure (n = 3) | Nutrition; needs and experiences | |
Older people (n = 3) | Staff needs; attitudes; service models | |
Parkinson’s disease (n = 4) | Carers’ experiences | |
Non-malignant disease (n = 2) | Needs; service barriers | |
Same-sex couples (n = 1) | Bereavement | |
Travellers (n = 1) | Experiences | |
Management of symptoms (n = 27) | ||
Delirium (n = 13) | Profiling; predictions; depression; assessment tools | |
Pain (n = 7) | Chronic pain; attitudes & barriers to pain management; help-seeking behaviour; cost | |
Cachexia (n = 2) | cancer care; needs; nutrition | |
Nutrition (n = 2) | Survival; weight assessment | |
Psychological (n = 2) | Use of CBT techniques; stress | |
Other physical (n = 1) | Symptom reporting | |
Services & settings (n = 27) | QoL and acute hospitals care; multi-visit service; palliative care unit; roles and responsibilities; waiting times; medication | |
Bereavement (n = 10) | Needs assessment; bereaved partners; workplace; support | |
Communication & education (n = 4) | Information/education needs; professional development; blogging | |
Death & dying (n = 5) | Public awareness; moment of death and experiences; | |
Spirituality (n = 3) | Staff experiences; chaplaincy service; religion | |
CAM (n = 1) | Oncology | |