24. Patient unmet needs: home palliative care versus usual care.
| Study | Measure | Analysis | Follow‐up | Significance and direction | Details |
|
Grande 1999 UK |
Cartwright/Addington Hall surveys items on need for more support in 4 areas: night nursing, medical care, personal care and psychological support 3‐point items, range not stated; higher scores equal greater unmet needs; caregiver report 6 weeks after death |
Backwards from death |
last 2 weeks |
n.s. P value ≥ 0.05 |
Night nursing Intervention (n = 108): M 1.42 (SD 0.73) Control (n = 18): M 1.39 (SD 0.70) Medical care Intervention (n = 108): M 1.15 (SD 0.45) Control (n = 21): M 1.29 (SD 0.64) Personal care Intervention (n = 107): M 1.19 (SD 0.52) Control (n = 20): M 1.20 (SD 0.52) Psychological support Intervention (n = 104): M 1.25 (SD 0.54) Control (n = 18): M 1.28 (SD 0.67) Although analysis used Mann–Whitney U‐tests, authors reported Ms and SDs for clarity |
M: mean; n.s.: non‐significant; SD: standard deviation.