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The studies were collected from five databases, with no time limit until February 2021: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, SCOPUS and Scientific Electronic Library Online. The inclusion criteria were studies describing the use of card games in adult patients undergoing palliative care, in which the authors performed some type of evaluation. The methodological evaluation of the studies was carried out using the different standardised assessment tools from the Joanna Brigg\u2019s Institute.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 685 articles identified, 9 met the inclusion criteria. Regarding methodological aspects, 4 studies were quantitative, 4 mixed-method methodologies, and 1 was qualitative. Card games have been in use for the last decade. 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