Similarities and differences between China and Sweden regarding the core features of palliative care for people aged 60 or older: a systematic scoping review.

Background: Despite the increasing longevity of the world's population, with an unprecedented rise in the number of people who need palliative care (PC), there has been sparse research regarding palliative care for older people, especially when it comes to comparison of PC between healthcare systems and cultures. The aim of this systematic scoping review was to identify the characteristics of the body of literature and to examine the knowledge gaps concerning PC research for older people (> 60 years) in two healthcare systems and cultures, mainland China and Sweden.

Methods: The guidelines PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews), and PICOS (Patient/population, Intervention, Comparison/control, and Outcome) were used.

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool.

Objective: This study aims to test a Chinese cross-cultural adaptation of the English version of the Person-Centred Care Assessment Tool (P-CAT) and evaluate its psychometric properties.

Design: P-CAT was translated/back-translated using established procedures before the psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version was made.

Setting: Two hospitals covering urban and suburban areas of Kunming in the Yunnan province of China.

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Person-centred Climate Questionnaire - Staff version (PCQ-S).

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a Chinese translation of the English version of the Person-centred Climate Questionnaire - Staff version (PCQ-S) for Chinese palliative care staff in a hospital context.

Design: This was a cross-sectional design. The 14-item English PCQ-S was translated and backtranslated using established procedures.