Language Justice as Health Equity in Palliative Care: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Communication is the foundation of optimal healthcare provision. Linguistic diversity is a reality in palliative care settings.

Objectives

To identify the state of the literature on language interpreting in palliative care and to examine inclusion of stakeholders in dissemination products.

Methods

Our scoping review included three databases using search terms "advance care planning," "goals of care," "hospice care," "palliative care," combined with "communication barriers," "interpreter," and "translating." We included original research, reports on tools or curricula, and opinion pieces. Four National Consensus Project (NCP) Guidelines were selected a priori to inform the coding schema. Health equity, specific to language justice, framed the study.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Bigger SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11802314 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature