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However, it is not clear how it is being operationalized in palliative care (PC) settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To identify and describe the available evidence on the characteristics of massage service provision in specialist PC settings.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A scoping review applying the Johanna Briggs Institute methodology was conducted, informed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Searches of five electronic databases (Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and AMED) were undertaken, limited to studies in English published between 2013 and November 2024, with the addition of searches of PC websites for gray literature. 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Evidence of a widening scope of practice and participation of massage therapists in interdisciplinary models of care was significant; however, barriers to MT integration, such as governance issues and poor health professional knowledge, were identified.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review described a reconceptualization of MT and its role in PC, with implications for future employment, education, and training of therapists. 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