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Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2024 Jan 11;67(4):e299–e312. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.01.004

Table 2:

Articles included in the systematic review.

Citation Location Research Design Population Patients or Caregivers Care Type Care Domain Experience, Need, or Challenge
Ahaddour, Van den Branden, & Broeckaert (40) Belgium Qualitative (interviews) Middle-aged/elderly Moroccan Muslim women (n = 30) Patients EOL Spiritual, Ethical Other
Ahaddour, Van den Branden, & Broeckaert (55) Belgium Qualitative (interviews) Middle-aged/elderly Moroccan Muslim women (n = 30) Patients EOL Spiritual, Care of Patient Other
Ashana et al. (42) United States Qualitative (interviews) Clinicians (n = 74); female: n = 36, male: n = 30 Patients, Caregivers EOL Structure, Spiritual, Cultural, Ethical Challenges
Baeke, Wils, & Broeckaert (41) Belgium Qualitative (interviews) Muslim women from Morocco or Turkey (n = 30) Patients EOL Spiritual Other
Bani Melhem et al. (44) United States Quantitative (survey) Muslim adults in the community (n = 148); female: n = 62, male: n = 85 Patients EOL Ethical Challenges, Other
Bani Melhem et al. (45) United States Quantitative (survey) Muslim adults in the community (n = 148); female: n = 62, male: n = 85 Patients EOL Ethical Challenges, Other
Curlin et al. (56) United States Quantitative (survey) Physicians (n = 1144); female: n = 300, male: n = 842 Caregivers EOL Care of Patient Experiences
de Graaff et al. (34) Netherlands Qualitative (interviews) Cancer patients with Turkish or Moroccan background (n = 33); family members (n = 30); care providers (n = 47) Patients, Caregivers Palliative Structure, Cultural Experiences, Needs
Duffy et al. (12) United States Qualitative (focus groups); quantitative (survey) Adults 50 and over (n = 73); female: n = 39, male: n = 34 Patients EOL Cultural Other
Duivenbode, Hall, & Padela (48) United States Quantitative (survey) Muslim physicians (n = 255); female: n = 74, male: n = 172 Caregivers EOL Ethical Experiences
Gaveras et al. (57) Scotland Qualitative (interviews) South Asian Muslim patients with a life-limiting illness and children under 18 (n = 8); caregivers (n = 6); healthcare professionals Patients, Caregivers EOL, Palliative Social Experiences
Hamouda, Emanuel, & Padela (47) United States Quantitative (survey) Muslim physicians (n = 255); female: n = 74, male: n = 172 Caregivers EOL Spiritual, Care of Patient Experiences
Ho et al. (58) Singapore Quantitative (data from EMRs) Patients admitted to home hospice (n = 25,065); female: n = 13,198, male: n = 11,863l Patients Hospice Care of Patient Experiences
Hong et al. (59) Singapore Quantitative (data from cancer registry) Deceased cancer patients (n = 52,120); female: n = 23,133, male: n = 28,987 Patients EOL Care of Patient Experiences
Kristiansen et al. (38) Scotland Qualitative (interviews) South Asian Muslims and Sikhs with life-limited illnesses (n = 25); family members (n = 15), healthcare professionals (n = 20) Caregivers EOL, Palliative Spiritual Experiences
Lewis, Kitamura, & Padela (54) United States Quantitative (survey) Muslim allied healthcare professionals (n = 92); female: n = 56, male: n = 36 Caregivers EOL Care of Patient Experiences
Moale et al. (43) United States Quantitative (pre-/post-test) Clinicians (n = 73) Caregivers EOL Structure Other
Muishout et al. (51) Netherlands Qualitative (interviews) Muslim physicians (n = 10); female: n = 2, male: n = 8 Caregivers EOL, Palliative Physical, Spiritual Experiences
Muishout et al. (50) Netherlands Qualitative (interviews) Muslim physicians (n = 10); female: n = 2, male: n = 8 Caregivers EOL, Palliative Physical, Ethical Experiences
Nayfeh et al. (60) Canada Quantitative (survey) Family members of recently deceased patients (n = 1,543) Patients EOL Structure Challenges
Popal, Hall, & Padela (53) United States Quantitative (survey) Muslim physicians (n = 255); female: n = 74, male: n = 172 Caregivers EOL Ethical Experiences
Saeed et al. (52) United States, United Kingdom, Muslim countries Quantitative (survey) Muslim physicians (n = 461); female: n = 116, male: n = 345 Caregivers EOL Care of Patient Experiences
Sprung et al. (33) 17 European countries Quantitative Adult patients admitted to ICU who died or had limitations on life-saving interventions (n = 3,086) Patients, Caregivers EOL Care of Patient, Ethical Experiences
Tay, Mohamad Zam, & Cheng (37) Singapore Quantitative (survey) Patients or hospital visitors (n = 300); female: n = 86, male: n = 185 Patients Palliative Structure Needs
Venkatasalu, Arthur, & Seymour (35) United Kingdom Qualitative (focus groups and interviews) Older South Asians (n = 55); female: n = 31, male: n = 24 Patients EOL Care of Patient Other
Venkatasalu, Seymour, & Arthur (36) United Kingdom Qualitative (focus groups and interviews) Older South Asians (n = 55); female: n = 31, male: n = 24 Patients EOL Social, Spiritual, Cultural Needs
Wesley, Tunney, & Duncan (46) United States Quantitative (survey) Social workers (n = 62); female: n = 55, male: n = 7 Caregivers Hospice Care of Patient Experiences, Needs
Wolenberg et al. (49) United States Quantitative (survey) Physicians (n = 1,156); female: n = 400, male: n = 756 Caregivers EOL Care of Patient Experiences
Worth et al. (39) Scotland Qualitative (interviews) South Asian Sikh and Muslim patients with life-limiting illness (n = 25); family carers (n = 18); healthcare professionals (n = 20) Patients EOL, Hospice, Palliative Structure, Spiritual, Cultural, Care of Patient, Social Challenges

Structure = Structure and processes of care; Physical = Physical aspects of care; Psychological = Psychological and psychiatric aspects of care; Social = Social aspects of care; Spiritual = Spiritual, religious, and existential aspects of care; Cultural = Cultural aspects of care; Care of patients = Care of patients nearing the end of life; Ethical = Ethical and legal aspects of care