TABLE 2.

Characteristics of the articles included in this scoping review.

Characteristic		No. (n)	%	Reference
Article type
	Original Research	43	54	[45, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 95, 100, 105, 106, 111, 112, 114, 116, 118, 119, 121, 122]
	Abstract	21	27	[46, 47, 48, 52, 60, 62, 70, 76, 78, 84, 92, 93, 96, 97, 99, 101, 102, 103, 113, 115, 117]
	Commentary	6	8	[50, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110]
	Review	5	6	[54, 57, 66, 80, 98]
	Other	4	5	[44, 72, 79, 120]
Study design
	Quantitative	30	38	[46, 47, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68, 69, 71, 78, 83, 90, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 103, 105, 111, 113, 114, 115, 117]
	Qualitative	20	25	[45, 49, 51, 63, 67, 72, 73, 74, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 89, 91, 112, 118, 119, 121, 122]
	Mixed Methods	7	9	[75, 77, 84, 92, 93, 94, 116]
	Not specified/Not applicable	22	28	[44, 48, 50, 52, 54, 57, 66, 70, 72, 76, 79, 80, 98, 101, 102, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 120]
Patient population focus
	Adult	48	61	[44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 94, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121]
	Pediatric	8	10	[65, 67, 81, 84, 88, 93, 106, 110]
	Pediatric & Adult	3	4	[66, 74, 111]
	Not specified/Not applicable	20	25	[50, 52, 54, 57, 68, 76, 77, 78, 79, 89, 92, 97, 98, 102, 109, 112, 113, 114, 117, 122]
Study population
	Patients	40	51	[44, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 79, 82, 83, 84, 86, 90, 92, 95, 96, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 111, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 121]
	Healthcare Professional	17	21	[47, 55, 58, 65, 68, 74, 77, 78, 89, 93, 94, 97, 101, 113, 114, 117, 122]
	Patients + Caregivers	4	5	[75, 85, 88, 91]
	Patients + Healthcare Professionals	2	3	[67, 87]
	Healthcare Professionals + Community Members	2	3	[49, 105]
	Caregivers	1	1	[81]
	Healthcare Professionals + Caregivers	1	1	[112]
	Not specified/Not applicable	12	15	[50, 52, 54, 57, 76, 80, 98, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110]
Number of participants
	<50	25	31	[44, 45, 49, 51, 56, 63, 67, 73, 74, 81, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 97, 101, 112, 118, 119, 121, 122]
	50–199	18	23	[55, 60, 61, 62, 64, 68, 71, 75, 77, 90, 92, 96, 99, 100, 102, 111, 114, 117]
	>200	18	23	[46, 48, 53, 58, 59, 69, 70, 83, 84, 94, 95, 103, 105, 106, 113, 115, 116, 120]
	Not specified/Not applicable	18	23	[50, 52, 54, 57, 65, 66, 72, 76, 78, 79, 80, 93, 98, 104, 107, 108, 109, 110]
Diagnosis type
	Solid Tumor	44	56	[44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 53, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78, 80, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 108, 116, 120, 121, 122]
	Hematologic	6	8	[47, 58, 96, 98, 103, 106]
	Central Nervous System	1	1	[57]
	Mixed	11	14	[65, 67, 68, 75, 81, 84, 88, 102, 111, 118, 119]
	Not specified/Not applicable	17	21	[51, 52, 54, 55, 74, 76, 79, 89, 93, 107, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117]
Does the article discuss how factors influence the decision to choose between treatment with curative or non‐curative intent?
	Yes	24	30	[46, 47, 50, 55, 58, 74, 77, 79, 80, 86, 89, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 102, 104, 106, 109, 111, 113]
	No	55	70	[44, 45, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 88, 90, 92, 97, 100, 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, 110, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122]

Note: “Other” article type includes letter to editor, case report, perspective, and a poster presentation.