Table 4

Reported themes mapped onto the key aspects of older people’s experiences as defined for the review.

Authors	Physical symptoms	Physical environment	Psychological factors	Cultural factors	Spiritual factors	Care given/received
Brayne et al 35	X		X		X
Chan and Kayser-Jones27	X	X		X	X	X
Dwyer et al 31	X				X	X
Forbes30	X	X	X		X	X
Goodridge et al 33	X		X			X
Kayser-Jones25	X		X			X
Kayser-Jones et al 26	X	X				X
Vohra et al 34	X	X	X		X	X
Whitaker32	X		X

X in bold text reflect studies incorporating the views of older people themselves.