Traditional gender norms and expectations may disproportionately constrain in-home palliative care received by women. This scoping review aims to canvass and evaluate the literature on gender disparities in end of life care and explore relevant themes that could inform future research and practice. A systematic search of MEDLINE, OVID, COCHRANE, and EMBASE was conducted using MeSH terms palliative care, palliative medicine, terminal care, or hospice care, combined with gender equity, sex factors, sexism, or gender disparities. Articles were limited to those in English (2010 to 2021), focusing on end of life care, gender roles, patients, and caregivers. Of 624 articles identified, 15 met inclusion criteria for critical appraisal using the AMSTAR checklist for systematic reviews and NICE guidelines for quantitative and qualitative studies. Most studies were of poor to moderate quality. Thematic analyses identified 6 major themes related to gender disparities: living situation, symptom experience, care context, care preferences, caregiving, and coping strategies. Larger scale research of better quality is needed to fully characterize gender disparities in end of life care and understand how physicians might mitigate these disparities by building awareness of personal gender biases, providing support to families, educating them, and initiating care discussions that overturn traditional and stereotypic gendered expectations.
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