Table 3.

Origin of study categories and subcategories according to population group.

Study Population	Line of Argument	Categories	Work Experience	Scientific Evidence	Emerging Discourse
Palliative care patient	Concept of spirituality	Meaning of life	*	*
		Connection with others	*	*
		Hope			*
	System of values and beliefs	Patient’s system of values and beliefs	*	*
		System of values and beliefs linked with religion and metaphysical phenomenon			*
		Spirituality in end-of-life care	*	*
		Spirituality in society			*
	Factors that influence the spirituality of patients at the end of life	Worries/concerns	*	*
		Conflict			*
		Coping strategies			*
		Social support	*	*
		Sense of security	*	*
		Proximity to death	*
		Feelings of despair			*
		Pain	*	*
		Fear of suffering	*	*
		Body image			*
		Family background			*
End-of-life processes: Professional	Concept of spirituality	Spirituality	*	*
		Evolution of spirituality			*
	Spiritual care	Spirituality in clinical care	*	*
		Spirituality in palliative care units			*
	Training needs pertaining to spirituality	Need for spirituality training	*	*
		Degree training			*
		Postgraduate training			*
		Personal experience			*
		Tools to evaluate patients’ spiritual needs			*

The * symbol indicates that each category described has been generated in the different techniques shown in the column headings: Work Experience, Scientific Evidence y Emerging Discourse.