About the Authors

Marjolein Gysels

mhgysels@gmail.com

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom, Centre for Social Science and Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Natalie Evans

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Emgo Institute for Health and Care Research, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Arantza Meñaca

Affiliation Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Erin Andrew

Affiliation Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Franco Toscani

Affiliation Fondazione “Lino Maestroni”, Istituto di Ricerca in Medicina Palliativa, Cremona, Italy

Sylvia Finetti

Affiliation Fondazione “Lino Maestroni”, Istituto di Ricerca in Medicina Palliativa, Cremona, Italy

H. Roeline Pasman

Affiliation Department of Public and Occupational Health, Emgo Institute for Health and Care Research, Expertise Center for Palliative Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Irene Higginson

Affiliation Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

Richard Harding

Affiliation Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom

Robert Pool

Affiliations Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Centre for Social Science and Global Health, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MG NE AM EA FT SF IJH RH RP. Performed the experiments: MG NE AM EA FT SF IJH RH RP HRP. Analyzed the data: MG NE AM EA FT SF IJH RH RP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MG NE AM EA FT SF IJH RH RP. Wrote the paper: MG NE AM EA FT SF IJH RH RP. Country specific scoping: NE AM EA SF HRP. Supervision: MG. Identification of need for review: MG Comparative analysis: MG.