Is There Evidence That Palliative Care Teams Alter End-of-Life Experiences of Patients and Their Caregivers? Irene J Higginson, BM BS, FFPHM, PhD, Ilora G Finlay, FRCP, FRCGP, Danielle M Goodwin, RGN, BSc, MSc, Kerry Hood, PhD, Adrian G.K Edwards, MB BS, MRCGP, Alison Cook, PhD, Hannah-Rose Douglas, MSc, Charles E Normand, PhD Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 150-168 (February 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7
Fig. 1 Funnel plot of effect size for patient outcomes. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 150-168DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7)
Fig. 2 Funnel plot of effect size for caregiver outcomes. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 150-168DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7)
Fig. 3 Meta-analysis of patient outcomes. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 150-168DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7)
Fig. 4 Meta-analysis of pain, grouping studies by design, randomized controlled trials (rcts), prospective quasi-experimental non-randomized trials (non-rcts) and observational or retrospective studies (obs/retro). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 150-168DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7)
Fig. 5 Meta-analysis of place of death, grouping studies by design, randomized controlled trials (rcts), non-randomized prospective studies (non-rcts) and retrospective studies. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 150-168DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00599-7)