Inclusion criteria | |
• Research focused on palliative and end of life care in accordance with the WHO definition of palliative care • Patients who i) are in the last year of life, or ii) have a terminal illness or iii) would benefit from palliative care, as well families, carers and health care professionals • Research with at least one author based at an Irish institution • Primary research, secondary research and literature reviews • Theses written as part of a higher degree (MD, PhD, MSc, DNP) • Service evaluation underpinned by research methods • English language • Peer reviewed and non-peer reviewed published research • Quality improvement projects underpinned by research methods • Palliative radiotherapy or chemotherapy where the aim is symptom management as opposed to disease modification • Research published between May 2012 and April 2017 | |
Exclusion criteria | |
• Research based on data collected in Ireland where none of the authors were Irish-based • Research on disease modifying or active treatment • Grey literature including: Commentary papers; Editorials; Conference abstracts/proceedings; Service evaluation with no clear methodology; Audit; Case reports; Opinion pieces/letters; Guidelines/Guidance; Research protocols; Government publications; Reports; Policy documents; Statistical publications; Newsletters; Fact sheets; Working papers; and Technical reports • Research published before May 2012 |