The Impact of Targeted Interventions Aimed to Improve Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Home Parental Nutrition - A Systematic Literature Review.

The findings from this review highlight the lack of high-quality non-surgical/non-pharmacological studies seeking to improve QOL for people on HPN. As the majority of people receiving HPN are not eligible for surgical or pharmaceutical treatments, higher quality research using clinical trial design, and research focused on improving QOL is needed to inform healthcare managers about the effectiveness (and value) of alternative service delivery models for this vulnerable patient group. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.