Table 1 Summary of eligibility criteria applied to studies
From: What do patients and family-caregivers value from hospice care? A systematic mixed studies review
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
|---|---|
Studies written in the English language only | Studies written in languages other than English |
Studies conducted in the U. K. and the Republic of Ireland (Ireland and Northern Ireland have an all-Ireland palliative care alliance). | Studies researching children’s hospices |
Studies which include the perspective of family, patients and/families/informal caregiver | Studies which only have a focus on staff perspectives |
Studies only focusing on the clinical outcomes of treatments | |
The study was conducted within a dedicated hospice facility with other health care settings (i.e. care homes and hospitals), only used as a comparison | Studies focusing only on diagnostic elements of the illnesses of those in hospice care. |
Studies researching adult hospices or hospice services only | Studies looking at only hospital palliative/end of life care |
Systematic reviews |