Table 2.

Eligibility criteria.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Papers specific to Initiation of advance care planning or any of the constructs linked to advance care planning such as ‘end of life care’, ‘withdrawal or withholding treatment’, ‘resuscitation decisions’, ‘wishes and hopes’.	Studies on parents
Empirical studies, (quantitative and qualitative and mixed method), theoretical literature, reviews, expert opinion and consensus reports where initiation specifically identified.	No full text version received from the corresponding author following two request emails
Full text studies published in any language with English translation available online	Neonatal and perinatal studies
Studies published up to 24th October 2019
Studies in Children and young people <18 years old or those which separate data in this age group.
Studies in Hospital, community or Hospice setting