Palliative Care Research in a Developing Country: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Among the many barriers to universal access to palliative care is the lack of research. This is most prominent in low-to-middle-income countries such as the Philippines. The objective of this study is to examine the literature undertaken in the Philippines regarding palliative care and identify the characteristics of the studies and gaps in the literature. A scoping review methodology was utilised to identify and examine publications regarding palliative care in the Philippines from January 1994 to November 2024. Data were charted with respect to year of publication, research methodologies used, study population demographics, area of palliative care focused on and author characteristics. This review identified 46 publications in the Philippines regarding palliative care. Approximately 32%

SUBMITTER: Ng ALS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12530830 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature