Table 1.
Articles focusing on end-of-life issues*
| AUTHOR (YEAR) | NO. OF PARTICIPANTS (N) | TYPE OF STUDY | LEVEL OF EVIDENCE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benoit et al2 (2003) | 61 | Qualitative | II | Focus groups and interviews, Vancouver, BC |
| Brant3 (1990) | __ | Opinion | Overview, Mohawk psychiatrist | |
| Browne4 (1995) | 5 | Qualitative | II | Interviews regarding respect, Cree-Ojibway, MB |
| Browne and Shultis5 (1995) | 15 reserves | Survey | II | Matched aboriginal and nonaboriginal communities regarding services, ON |
| Callender et al6 (1997) | 40 | Qualitative | II | Organ donation, US minorities |
| Cree Regional Child and Family Services Committee7 (2000) | __ | Participatory research | Participatory research, Cree, QC | |
| Ellerby et al8 (2000) | __ | Review | III | Discusses aboriginal values, Ojibway |
| Garro9 (1990) | 121 | Qualitative | II | Ethnographic _eld work, Anishinaabe, MB |
| Hart-Wasekeesikaw10 (1996) | 47 | Qualitative | II | Ethnographic interviews with cancer patients and their families, MB |
| Health Canada11 (2000) | __ | Opinion | General overview | |
| Hepburn and Reed12 (1995) | __ | Opinion | Palliative decision making, United States | |
| Hotson et al13 (2004) | 44 | Qualitative | II | Patients and medical personnel, MB |
| IMPACT14 (2005) | __ | Statistics | II | Death and injury, motor vehicle accident statistics, ON |
| Iwasaki et al15 (2005) | 26 | Qualitative | II | Focus groups, aboriginal and Métis, MB |
| Jennings16 (1994) | __ | Opinion | III | Discussion of patient autonomy, United States |
| Kaufert and O’Neil17 (1989) | __ | Qualitative | II | Dying patients in MB and Inuit in NWT |
| Kaufert and O’Neil18 (1989) | 25 | Qualitative | II | Field observation of inpatients regarding giving consent, MB |
| Kaufert et al19 (1998) | 12 | Qualitative | II | Observed con_ict behaviour and interviews, MB |
| Kaufert et al20 (1999) | 12 | Qualitative | II | Observation and interviews, Ojibway, Cree, Island Lake |
| Kaufert21 (1999) | 40 | Qualitative | II | Interviews with patients and family about cancer care, MB |
| Kelly and Brown22 (2002) | 10 | Qualitative | II | Grounded-theory interviews of physicians, Canada |
| Kelly and O’Driscoll1 (2004) | __ | Opinion | III | Clinical palliative care issues |
| Macaulay23 (1994) | __ | Opinion | III | Ethics guidelines |
| MacKinnon24 (2005) | __ | Review | Political review Romanow | |
| MacMillan et al25 (2003) | 10 94 | Survey | II | Ontario First Nations Regional Health Survey |
| McQuay26 (1995) | __ | Opinion | Organ donation review, United States | |
| Molzahn et al27 (2004) | 14 | Qualitative | II | In-depth interviews, Coast Salish, BC |
| Newbold28 (1999) | 25 000 | Survey | II | Analysis of 1991 Aboriginal Peoples Survey regarding disability care |
| Paniagua29 (1994) | __ | Opinion | III | Communication guidelines, United States |
| Preston and Preston30 (1991) | __ | Qualitative | II | 25 yrs of ethnography James Bay Cree, QC |
| Prince and Kelley31 (2006) | 216 | Survey and nested qualitative | II | 13 northwestern ON communities |
| Reynolds-Turton32 (1997) | 100 | Qualitative | II | Foundational inquiry, US Ojibway and Chippewa |
| Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples33 (1996) | __ | Report | III | Government of Canada report |
| Salvalaggio et al34 (2003) | 12 | Qualitative | II | Interviews with aboriginal patients, Anishinaabe, ON |
| Sars_eld et al35 (1988) | __ | Opinion | Role of community health representatives, MB | |
| Schaeffer et al36 (1998) | 495 | Retrospective | II | Organ donation demographics, United States |
| Smylie et al37 (2000) | __ | Policy statement | III | Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada policy statement |
| Verble et al38 (2002) | 323 | Qualitative | II | Focus groups about organ donation, United States |
| Westlake Van Winkle39 (2000) | __ | Review | III | American and Alaskan literature review |
*
Blank cells indicate that information was not available or not applicable.