Title:	Conversations about end of life care in heart failure and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: systematic reviews
Principal research question:	With regard to the adult patients with life-limiting illnesses discussing End of Life Care issues with health professionals: 1) What is discussed at present, and when? 2) What would patients like to discuss and when? 3) What do health professionals think they should discuss, and when? 4) What are the cues / barriers / facilitators of these discussions?
Methodology description:	Systematic literature review and Narrative Synthesis. Search of Medline, PsycINFO and CINAHL databases, citation searches and journal hand searches.
Project organisation
Start date:	1st September 2009
End date:	31st August 2010
Contact person:	Mrs Natalie Momen
Contact Details:	Primary Care Research Unit Institute of Public Health University Forvie Site, Robinson Way Cambridge Cambs CB2 0SR UK Telephone: (01223) 746558 Fax: 01223 762515 E-mail: nm463@medschl.cam.ac.uk
Collaborative:	Unit Team Members: Stephen BarclayCollaborators: Isla Kuhn, Medical School Librarian
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Funding Organisation:	NIHR – CLAHRC
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Funding Organisation:	Macmillan Cancer Support
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