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Table 1 Search terms used in electronic databases and search engines

From: A knowledge synthesis of culturally- and spiritually-sensitive end-of-life care: findings from a scoping review

Search terms

Palliative care

‘End of Life,’ ‘Palliative,’ ‘Care*,’ ‘Advanced,’ ‘Terminal,’ ‘Illness’

Culture

‘Cultur*,’ ‘Ethni*,’ ‘Divers*’

Spirituality

‘Religio*,’ ‘Spiritu*,’ ‘Faith*’

Strategy

‘Intervention*,’ ‘Video*’

  1. Note: The asterisk next to search terms was used to retrieve distinct variations of the root word
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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