Rapid Review and Synthesis of the Palliative Care Matters Scientific Evidence

Background: This article details the methods used for a rapid literature review. Objective: The eight scientific articles contained in this Palliative Care Matters supplemental issue synthesize and interpret evidence from the rapid review process outlined in this study. Methods: The methods of the rapid review were adopted from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA-P) statement of PRISMA. Results: The current article contains the literature search strategies for both gray and academic literature, resource eligibility criteria for inclusion and exclusion, and tables and figures to outline the literature search process, and delimit the number of resource items captured at each step in the process.