Table 1 Search strategy

Limits: Language (Only resource with at least an abstract English)

Date: Up to April 29, 2024

Scopus Syntax

(TITLE-ABS-KEY (“Quality of death” OR “good death” OR “quality of dying” OR “good dying” OR “Successful Dying” OR “Successful death” OR “Peaceful death” OR “Peaceful dying” OR “better death” OR “dying well” OR “Timed death” OR “Assisted dying” OR “assisted death”) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (cancer OR neoplasm OR tumor OR malignancy OR carcinoma) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (caregiver* OR “carer*” OR “family caregiver*” OR “family carer*” OR “informal caregiver*” OR “informal carer*” OR “spouse caregiver*” OR “spouse carer*” OR “family member*” OR “non-professional care*” OR “unpaid care”))

PubMed Syntax

((“Quality of death“[Title/Abstract] OR “good death“[Title/Abstract] OR “quality of dying“[Title/Abstract] OR “good dying“[Title/Abstract] OR “Successful Dying“[Title/Abstract] OR “Successful death“[Title/Abstract] OR “Peaceful death“[Title/Abstract] OR “Peaceful dying“[Title/Abstract] OR “better death“[Title/Abstract] OR “dying well“[Title/Abstract] OR “Timed death“[Title/Abstract] OR “Assisted dying“[Title/Abstract] OR “assisted death“[Title/Abstract]) AND (cancer[Title/Abstract] OR neoplasm[Title/Abstract] OR tumor[Title/Abstract] OR malignancy[Title/Abstract] OR carcinoma[Title/Abstract])) AND (caregiver*[Title/Abstract] OR “carer*“[Title/Abstract] OR “family caregiver*“[Title/Abstract] OR “family carer*“[Title/Abstract] OR “informal caregiver*“[Title/Abstract] OR “informal carer*“[Title/Abstract] OR “spouse caregiver*“[Title/Abstract] OR “spouse carer*“[Title/Abstract] OR “family member*“[Title/Abstract] OR “non-professional care*“[Title/Abstract] OR “unpaid care“[Title/Abstract])

Web of Science Syntax

(“Quality of death” OR “good death” OR “quality of dying” OR “good dying” OR “Successful Dying” OR “Successful death” OR “Peaceful death” OR “Peaceful dying” OR “better death” OR “dying well” OR “Timed death” OR “Assisted dying”) (Topic) and (“cancer” OR “neoplasm” OR “tumor” OR “malignancy” OR “carcinoma”) (Topic) and (“caregiver” OR “carer” OR “family caregiver” OR “family carer” OR “informal caregiver” OR “informal carer” OR “spouse caregiver” OR “spouse carer” OR “family member” OR “non-professional care” OR “unpaid care”) (Topic)

Proquest Syntax

ab (“Quality of death” OR “good death” OR “quality of dying” OR “good dying” OR “Successful Dying” OR “Successful death” OR “Peaceful death” OR “Peaceful dying” OR “better death” OR “dying well” OR “Timed death” OR “Assisted dying” OR “assisted death”) AND ab (cancer OR neoplasm OR tumor OR malignancy OR carcinoma) AND ab (caregiver* OR “carer*” OR “family caregiver*” OR “family carer*” OR “informal caregiver*” OR “informal carer*” OR “spouse caregiver*” OR “spouse carer*” OR “family member*” OR “non-professional care*” OR “unpaid care”)