ArticlePalliative care and social practice2020
Gender and palliative care: a call to arms.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Latent transition analysis of end-of-life care trajectories among cancer patients in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Gender-sensitive and diversity-sensitive end-of-life care in Switzerland (GiveCare): a mixed-methods study protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Sex and Racial/Ethnic Differences in End-of-Life Care in Texan Medicare Colorectal Cancer Decedents.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2026Article
- Gender Differences in Palliative Care Experience and Quality Perceptions Among Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia: Implications for Nursing Practice.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
- The structural roots of multimorbidity: social inequalities, health disparities, and systemic challenges in Southern Spain.International journal for equity in health · 2026Article
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- Kinlessness and end-of-life care quality: does race and ethnicity matter?The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2025Article
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- Analyzing the use of specialized palliative care in intensive care unit patients in Germany: a cross-sectional study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Sex and gender in palliative and end-of-life care: A service evaluation and qualitative analysis.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure: A Secondary Data Analysis of the ENABLE CHF-PC Randomized Clinical Trial.Palliative medicine reports · 2025Article
- Terminal Care Performance of Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.Nursing open · 2024Article
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Abstract
There has been a systematic and largely unconscious neglect of gender in palliative care research, practice and policy. This is despite significant, although previously uncollated, evidence that gender influences almost all aspects of end-of-life preferences, experiences and care. The social situations of women, transgender people and men often differ from one another while also intersecting in complex ways with sex differences rooted in biology. If palliative care is to meet its aspiration of providing universal benefit, it urgently needs to address a range of gender inequalities currently (re)produced at the level of the laboratory all the way through to government departments. In this call to arms, we spotlight specific instances where gender inequalities have been documented, for example, regarding end-of-life caregiving, end-of-life intervention and palliative care access and benefit. We highlight how gender inequalities intersect with other social determinants of health including ethnicity and economic status to exacerbate situations of marginality. We conclude by offering some practical steps that can be taken to support the discipline to adopt a more critical gender lens to support more equitable research, policy and practice.
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