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Adults with stage III or IV cancer and family caregivers were recruited from oncology and palliative care services in Hong Kong, mainland China, Turkey, Greece, and Gaza.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n \n Primary outcomes were Good Death Inventory importance scores (including total, core domains, and optional domains). Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach \u03b1, and group differences were analyzed using analysis of variance, with partial \u03b7\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n used to estimate effect size.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n The final analysis included 1059 participants: 640 patients (60.4%) and 419 family caregivers (39.6%) (mean [SD] age, 50.8 [18.8] years; 547 of 1056 participants with sex data [51.7%] were female). The Good Death Inventory demonstrated excellent internal consistency across settings (Cronbach \u03b1\u2009=\u20090.94). Mean total Good Death Inventory scores differed significantly across settings (partial \u03b7\n 2<\/jats:sup>\n \u2009=\u20090.383;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001). Scores were highest in Gaza (mean [SD], 5.93 [0.56]) and Greece (5.88 [0.30]), where participants placed greater emphasis on emotional peace, family harmony, and spiritual acceptance. Scores were lowest in Turkey (mean [SD], 4.71 [0.87]) and Hong Kong (4.93 [0.71]). Patient\u2013caregiver differences were generally small, although minor setting-by-role interactions suggest context-specific variation in priorities.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cross-sectional study, patients with advanced cancer and family caregivers across 5 settings shared a broad aspiration for a good death, but priorities varied across settings. Emotional peace, dignity, and family connection were consistently highly valued. 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