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. 2016 May 5;6(3):263–275. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2015-000958

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria  Exclusion criteria
  • Study population includes adults with advanced cancer receiving palliative care

  • A discrete intervention, program or resources that is not standard/usual care, which
    • Includes a focus on pain medication (but does not need to focus exclusively on pain or medication)
    • Involves informal/family carers
  • Study reports family carer outcomes based on quantitative or qualitative data collected from family carers

  • Any study design

  • Children or young people only (under 18 years)

  • Pain related to surgery for cancer or other treatment with curative intent only

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