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Table 4 Contribution of each article to the program theories

From: Engaging family caregivers and health system partners in exploring how multi-level contexts in primary care practices affect case management functions and outcomes of patients and family caregivers at end of life: a realist synthesis

 

Program resources

Policies or population needs

Practice settings

Practitioner capacities and

reactions

Outcomes

Theory 1a: Using tools or frameworks

Theory 1b: Learning to improve end-of life communications

Theory 2: Creating plans that reflect needs & values

Lack of resources

Patient population perceptions

Communication of plans

Lack of time or changing practice routines

End of Life Care culture

Creation of space trusting relationships

Discomfort with End of Life

Prior training, education, or disciplinary backgrounds

Better provider/caregiver communication

Improved care of patient and caregivers

Percent contribution to program theory

25%

46%

32%

25%

32%

4%

25%

14%

54%

21%

39%

36%

46%

Study ID

             

Aoun, 2015

1

     

1

   

1

1

 

Bainbridge, 2016

  

1

1

 

1

      

1

Bischoff, 2013

  

1

 

1

      

1

1

Blackford, 2012

  

1

1

1

        

Blackford, 2013

 

1

        

1

  

Coventry, 2005

1

        

1

1

1

 

DeVleminck, 2013

  

1

1

1

 

1

 

1

1

   

Dingley, 2016

 

1

      

1

  

1

1

Ewing, 2016

1

       

1

  

1

1

Gallagher, 2012

1

            

Gardiner, 2015

 

1

  

1

       

1

Holdsworth, 2011

 

1

  

1

   

1

 

1

1

1

Howard, 2018

  

1

1

1

 

1

   

1

  

Jacobsen, 2017

1

       

1

  

1

1

Johnston, 2009

 

1

  

1

   

1

   

1

Jones, 2014

1

  

1

1

 

1

  

1

 

1

 

Kelley, 2013

 

1

       

1

  

1

Kramer, 2013

 

1

        

1

 

1

Le, 2017

 

1

    

1

   

1

  

Linderholm, 2010

 

1

     

1

1

    

Lum, 2017

  

1

 

1

  

1

1

   

1

OudeEngberink, 2017

 

1

      

1

1

1

  

Sanders, 2008

  

1

1

    

1

 

1

  

Seymour, 2010

  

1

1

   

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sudore, 2017

  

1

     

1

    

Thomas, 2010

 

1

      

1

    

Ventura, 2014

 

1

    

1

      

Wharton, 2015

1

     

1

1

1

    

Wittenberg-Lyles, 2011

 

1

      

1

  

1

1

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