Health inequalities for older people from minority ethnic groups receiving palliative care and end of life care: A scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The proposed scoping review aims to explore international literature on how older people from minority ethnic groups engage with and utilise palliative and end of life care, investigate the barriers and facilitators, and compare how this varies between ethnicities and health conditions.

Introduction

Minority ethnic groups make up substantial parts of the populations of many countries around the world. Research has found that there are disparities in access to palliative care and end of life care among minority ethnic groups. Language barriers, cultural values, and socio-demographic factors have been cited as preventing access to quality palliative and end of life care. However, it is unclear how these barriers and inequalities differ across different minority ethni

SUBMITTER: Aker N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153691 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature