Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	a) Study Type: Peer-reviewed articles encompassing quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research
	b) Setting: Hospital inpatient environments
	c) Participants: Families of patients receiving palliative care or EOLC in a hospital setting
	d) Outcomes: Results concerning families, patients, and healthcare providers, or the applicability of interventions
	e) Interventions: Interventions involving family members in EOLC
	f) Language: Published in English
	g) Geographic Scope: Studies conducted in any country
	h) Publication Period: No restrictions
Exclusion criteria	a) Conference abstracts, letters, posters, comments, editorials, protocols, theses, and reviews
	b) Studies focused on support related to family bereavement following the patient’s death
	c) Studies analyzing the status or experiences of family involvement without any intervention

EOLC End-of-life care