Table 1.
Conceptual elements for “best/supportive care,” “palliative care,” and “hospice care”
| Articles on “supportive care” and “best supportive care” |
Study type | Country | Discipline | Symptom control and quality of life |
Interprofessional care |
Volunteer involvement |
Caregiver care |
Bereavement | Patients on active treatment or trials |
Patients with advanced, noncurable disease |
Patients with curable disease |
Community- based program |
Inpatient program |
Term described as confusing |
Term describe as euphemistic |
Term associated with fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page. Can Oncol Nurs J 1994 [47] | Editorial | Canada | Nursing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| MacDonald N. Cancer Prev Control 1998 [39] | Letter to editor | Canada | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| O'Neill. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs 2000 [46] | Editorial | US | Nursing | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Cullen M. Lancet Oncol 2001 [20] | Review | UK | Medicine | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Zafar et al. J Clin Oncol 2008 [61] | Letter to editor | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Cherny et al. Cancer 2009 [17] | Editorial | Israel | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Cherny et al. J Clin Oncol 2009 27:32 [18] | Systematic review | Israel | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Ritchie et al. Curr Hematol Malig Rep 2010 [52] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Cherny. Semin Oncol 2011 [15] | Review | Israel | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Articles on “Palliative Care/Medicine” | ||||||||||||||||
| Doyle. Palliat Med 1993 [22] | Editorial | UK | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Sutherland et al. Health Trends 1993 [56] | Review | UK | Health administrator | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Allen et al. The Pharmaceutical Journal 1995 [5] | Review | UK | Pharmacy | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Finlay et al. BMJ 1995 [27] | Letter to editor | UK | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Post et al. Bioethics Forum 1997 [51] | Review | US | Nursing, Law | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Goodlin. Hospital Practice 1997 [32] | Editorial | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Billings. J Palliat Med 1998 [9] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Browde. South Afr Med J 2001 [13] | Review | South Africa | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| J Pharmacol Care Pain Symp Control 2001 [1] | Review | US | Organization | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Lipman. J Pharmacol Care Pain Symp Control 2001 [38] | Editorial | US | Pharmacy | x | x | x | ||||||||||
| Lamers. J Pain Palliat Care Pharm 2002 [37] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| J Hosp Palliat Nurs 2003 [3] | Review | US | Organization | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Doyle. Palliat Med 2003 [23] | Editorial | UK | Medicine | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Van Kleffens et al. Eur J Cancer Care 2004 [58] | Qualitative study | Netherlands | Philosophy | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Meghani et al. J Adv Nurs 2004 [43] | Concept analysis | US | Nursing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| O'Connor. Int J Palliat Nurs 2005 [45] | Discourse analysis | Australia | Nursing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Mularski. Crit Care Med 2006 [44] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Martin. The Consultant Pharmacist 2006 [41] | Review | US | Pharmacy | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Ventafaridda. Palliat Med 2006 [59] | Editorial | Italy | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||||
| Hanks. Palliat Med 2008 [33] | Editorial | UK | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| Bekelman et al. Int J Cardiol 2008 [7] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Pastrana et al. Palliat Med 2008 [48] | Discourse analysis | Germany | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Cherny et al. Cancer 2009 [17] | Editorial | Israel | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Batchelor. Rehab Nurs 2010 [6] | Review | US | Nursing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Pautex et al. JAGS 2010 [49] | Letter to editor | Switzerland | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Articles on “Hospice Care” | ||||||||||||||||
| Tehan. Hosp Forum 1980 [57] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Sutherland et al. Health Trends 1993 [56] | Review | UK | Health administrator | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| McCann. J Palliat Care 1988 [42] | Review | US | Health administrator | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Mann et al. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 1997 [40] | Editorial | US | Nursing | x | x | x | x | |||||||||
| Billings. J Palliat Med 1998 [9] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Chamberlain. Am J Hosp Palliat Care 2001 [14] | Editorial | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Lipman. J Pharmacol Care Pain Symp Control 2001 [38] | Editorial | US | Pharmacy | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Jennings et al. Hastings Center Report 2003 [36] | Review | US | Political science | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||
| Lamers. J Pain Palliat Care Pharm 2002 [37] | Review | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| Gazelle. NEJM 2007 [31] | Editorial | US | Medicine | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Batchelor. Rehab Nurs 2010 [6] | Review | US | Nursing | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||||||
| Bosma et al. Pall Med 2010 [12] | Systematic review | Canada | Social work | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |