biostudies-literatureUnknown12(8)Lau J<h4>Objectives</h4> When resources are strained during communicable disease outbreaks, novel palliative care interventions may be required to optimally support people who use substances with life-limiting illnesses. Therefore, we asked the question, ‘what is known about communicable disease outbreaks, palliative care and people who use substances?’, such as palliative care interventions that can improve the quality of life of patients with life-limiting illnesses. <h4>Design</h4> We conducted a scoping review that involved comprehensive searches in six bibliographic databases from inception to April 2021 (Medline ALL (Medline and Epub Ahead of Print and In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations), Embase Classic+Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of BMJ openhttps://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9361748biostudies-literaturePalliative care interventions for people who use substances during communicable disease outbreaks: a scoping reviewPMC9361748Spithoff SLo SZimmermann CFurlan ALau JTedesco ADing PBuchman DIsenberg SFazelzad RfalsePalliative care interventions for people who use substances during communicable disease outbreaks: a scoping review<h4>Objectives</h4> When resources are strained during communicable disease outbreaks, novel palliative care interventions may be required to optimally support people who use substances with life-limiting illnesses. Therefore, we asked the question, ‘what is known about communicable disease outbreaks, palliative care and people who use substances?’, such as palliative care interventions that can improve the quality of life of patients with life-limiting illnesses. <h4>Design</h4> We conducted a scoping review that involved comprehensive searches in six bibliographic databases from inception to April 2021 (Medline ALL (Medline and Epub Ahead of Print and In-Process and Other Non-Indexed Citations), Embase Classic+Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jan2025-05-18T12:08:16.055Z2025-05-18T12:08:16.055ZS-EPMC9361748