Table 2 Final codebook in Nvivo 11.0 organizing literature for synthesis
From: Palliative care in humanitarian crises: a review of the literature
Key theme identified in literature | Sub-theme (where applicable) |
|---|---|
Palliative care definitions | |
Who is defined as needing palliative care | |
 Current practices | Current palliative care training and education |
Disaster or mass casualty triage | |
Existing guidelines with limitations | |
Improvisation and flexibility | |
Lack of preparedness | |
Limited resources | |
Other challenges | |
 Ethics or what is at stake | Competition for resources |
Euthanasia | |
Medical and ethical good debated | |
 Rescue culture | |
Moral distress | |
Palliative care as a right | |
Palliative care as an ethical opportunity | |
Public trust | |
 Recommendations | Clarify triage and palliative care guidelines |
 Vulnerable populations | |
Context sensitive approach | |
Evidence-based practice | |
Imperfect ok | |
Leadership | |
Measurable impacts | |
Minimum standards | |
Training and preparedness | |
 Community preparedness | |
 Ethics guidance | |
 Evacuation | |
 Legal framework | |
 Medication needs | |
 Place to die | |
 Support for moral distress | |
What and how to do still unclear | |