Table 3.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for studies in the systematic review

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Peer review publications including data from at least one of the Caribbean islands addressing palliative care needs, models of care, interventions and outcomes in the Caribbean	Case Studies, Reviews or non-peer review documents
Papers in English	Studies reporting data from people of Caribbean origin outside of the Caribbean setting
Papers reporting adult subjects only: patients, caregivers or health care practitioners	Conference Abstracts
Papers dealing with progressive incurable conditions	Papers on frailty and ageing
Data reporting early stages of a progressive condition except HIV/AIDS and Dementia.