Palliative and end of life care in prisons: a mixed-methods rapid review of the literature from 2014–2018

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e033905
• Main Authors: McParland, Chris, Johnston, Bridget Margaret
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 23.12.2019; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Attitude of Health Personnel; Criminology; Health Services Accessibility - standards; Hospice care; Hospice Care - methods; Humans; Literature reviews; Methods; Mixed methods research; Palliative Care; Palliative Care - methods; Population; Prisoners; Prisons; Prisons - organization & administration; Qualitative Research; Quality; Reference services; Social sciences; Subject heading schemes; Systematic review; terminal care; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Scotland; hospice Care; prisoners; terminal care; palliative Care; prisons

ObjectivesTo explore current practice in relation to palliative and end of life care in prisons, and to make recommendations for its future provision.DesignA rapid literature review of studies using qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods, with a narrative synthesis of results.Data sourcesSix da...