Patient and family-initiated escalation of care: a qualitative systematic review protocol

DiscussionPatient- and family-initiated escalation of care schemes have been developed and implemented in several countries including the United  States, the United Kingdom and Australia, but there is limited evidence regarding patients’ or families’ perceptions of deterioration or the barriers and facilitators to using these schemes in practice, particularly in acute adult areas. This systematic review will provide evidence for the de velopment of a patient and family escalation of care scheme that can be tested in a feasibility study.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42018106952
Source: Systematic Reviews - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research