TABLE 2. Characteristics of publications (N = 25) used for the systematic scoping review of palliative and end-of-life care in the English-speaking Caribbean, 2015.
| Characteristic | Category | No. of publications |
|---|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2011–2015 2006–2010 2001–2005 1996–2000 1991–1995 |
8 4 8 3 2 |
| Journal (N = 25) | Annals of Oncology Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Canadian Journal of Anesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthésie Developing World Bioethics Geriatric Nursing (New York, New York) International Journal of Current Research Journal of Pain And Symptom Management Journal of Palliative Medicine Public Library of Science Medicine West Indian Medical Journal |
3 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 9 |
| Original studies' (n = 10) type of publication | Survey (19, 23, 36, 37) Bibliometric literature review (27) Cross-sectional mixed methods (22) Qualitative study/content analysis (24) Prospective quantitative study (34) Qualitative study/grounded theory (41) Mapping exercise (20) |
4 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| Original studies (n = 10) country of origin | Jamaica Grenada Barbados Trinidad and Tobago Other |
1 3 1 1 4 |
| Original studies' (n = 10) population or topic of interest | Practicing clinicians working in the field of palliative care and/or cancer care (19, 37) Palliative care research (27) Cancer patients, their caregivers, health care providers, key informants, and selected community members (22) Caregivers of persons who died within a designated timeframe (24) Patients admitted to a surgical intensive care unit who later died (34) Health officials from 13 Caribbean Community and Common Market countries (23) Members of the Sickle Cell Association of Grenada ≥ 18 years old (36) Registered nurses who worked at a Trinidadian private hospital's intensive care unit caring for paralyzed patients (41) A global map and categorization of countries' overall state of palliative care practice and development (21) |
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| Other materials' (n = 15) type of publication and country or organization of origin | Reports: PAHO (38, 43), GOPI (39), WHO (40), other (29) Journal editorials from Jamaican authors: (28, 32, 35, 42) Commentaries: Jamaica (21), Grenada (25), United States (30) Position paper: Grenada (26) Lecture to the Association of Surgeons of Jamaica: Jamaica (33) Letter to journal editor: Jamaica/United States (31) |
5 4 3 1 1 1 |
Source: Prepared by the authors using study data.