{
  "abstract": "Background Supportive care is a commonly provided health service for people with cancer, but less is known about how this model of care is implemented in populations with non-malignant, but life-limiting chronic conditions.Methods A search from 2000 to February 2024 was performed on four electronic databases targeting supportive care studies in adults living in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Convention countries who had cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, neurological or genetic (Huntington’s disease and cystic fibrosis) chronic conditions. Data were extracted relating to the type of condition, the supportive care aim, whether the care was spiritual, psychological, social, informational or practical in nature and details relating to replication in a clinical setting.Results From 124 full text articles assessed for eligibility, 33 studies (39 reports) were included, representing 3701 participants. Supportive care was most described for people with neurological (n=10, 30%) and renal (n=10, 30%) conditions. The most common aims of supportive care studies related to symptom management (n=12, 36%), decision making (n=6, 18%) and reducing health service utilisation (n=5, 15%). The supportive care provided predominantly took the form of educational/informational (n=25, 76%), practical (n=21, 64%) or psychological care (n=20, 61%). Provision of spiritual care was described least often (n=7, 21%). Multidisciplinary teams commonly provided the service via face-to-face meetings or telephone calls.Conclusions This scoping review shows that a variety of supportive care interventions addressing a range of life-limiting chronic conditions exist, with a common focus on education and symptom management. Current gaps are indicated in the provision of social and spiritual support.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Joshua Sher"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Gagan Aradhya"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Anna Lei"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "College of Health Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Bill Zhangchen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Supportive Care for Chronic Disease, Hunter New England Local Health District, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Lee Grant"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Supportive Care for Chronic Disease, Hunter New England Local Health District, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia",
        "Equity in Health and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Sarah Pullen"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Psychology, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Victoria, Australia",
        "School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Phillip J Tully"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Rural Health, The University of Newcastle Australia, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Tracy Schumacher"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Supportive care in life-limiting, non-malignant chronic disease: scoping review",
  "uid": "10b6d5b9-4fa8-5f39-ab38-2483d258549f"
}