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Table 2 Inclusion and Exclusion criteria for the systematic review

From: International palliative care research priorities: A systematic review

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

Studies that directly elicited and identified research priorities for palliative care (including patients/carers, healthcare providers, policymakers, and researchers) and parentheses

Studies that have considered research priorities relating to specific aspect of palliative care (e.g., spiritual, medical)

Methods of identifying priorities could include (but not limited to) surveys, qualitative studies, consensus methods (Delphi survey, nominal group technique), and workshops

Studies assessing priorities for practice and policy (quality indicators); non-research articles (policy documents, clinical guidelines, editorials, commentaries); reports of a conference, workshop or meeting that did not include information about the participants and methods; and basic science research, epidemiological studies, guidelines, and economic evaluations were excluded.

Studies published in English

Excluded studies with an exclusive focus on populations with specific palliative care needs such as intellectual disability, paediatric, adolescent, or geriatric populations