Cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Nagoya City University Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Studies involving terminally ill cancer patients and/or their families (including bereaved family members), accounting for at least 50% of participants. 2. Describes values, ethical issues, or psychosocial aspects that are important in decision-making regarding artificial hydration at the end of life. 3. The above aspects are presented from the perspective of the patients and/or their families (including bereaved family members). 4. Peer-reviewed research articles published by academic publishers or societies, and indexed in academic databases such as PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, or PsycInfo.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Studies involving patients undergoing active cancer treatment (e.g., chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy), or studies with fewer than 10 participants. 2. Studies that are not related to palliative care, that focus solely on the physiological effects of hydration, or that describe only experiences, impressions, or symptoms after hydration not related to decision-making. 3. Studies published only as conference abstracts, editorials, letters, comments, books, textbooks, professional practice journals, commercial magazines, narrative reviews, expert consensus guidelines, or in journals mainly consisting of non-peer-reviewed educational content. 4. No exclusion criteria will be applied based on study design.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Values important to terminally ill patients with cancer and their families in decision-making regarding artificial hydration | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSakiko Wada
Nagoya City University Hospital Center for Psycho-oncology and Palliative Care
Outcome results
None listed