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Multi-level determinants of comprehensive palliative care delivery for breast and cervical cancer patients in Ethiopia: using the socio-ecological model as an analytical framework
INTRODUCTION: Comprehensive palliative care is essential for improving the quality of life of women with breast and cervical cancer in …
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Setting the stage for communication skills training in Rwandan cancer care: a qualitative study of local priorities and key contextual factors
BACKGROUND: The burden of advanced cancer is rising in Africa. Cancer care involves complex conversations between providers, patients, and families. …
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Does palliative care improve the quality of life for cancer patients in three tertiary hospitals in South Africa?
BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QoL) is a crucial treatment outcome for cancer patients, who often experience significant symptom burden and …
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Barriers to and enablers of availability and integration of palliative care into routine services at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, South Africa
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic diseases among the South African population is increasing. The incidence of cancers is high and …
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Patient-centeredness and determinant factors of palliative care service for adult cancer patients in public hospitals of addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: cross-sectional mixed method study
INTRODUCTION: Providing patient centered palliative care is essential to enhance the wellbeing of patients with life-limiting illnesses and their families. …
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Correction: Palliative care progress in Benin: a situation analysis using the WHO development indicators
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Challenges and coping strategies when caring for terminally ill persons with cancer: perspectives of family caregivers
INTRODUCTION: Terminal illness is an irreversible illness that, without life-sustaining procedures, usually results in death or permanent disability from which …
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Impact of training on knowledge, confidence and attitude amongst community health volunteers in the provision of community-based palliative care in rural Kenya
OBJECTIVES: Existing literature suggests multiple potential roles for community health volunteers (CHVs) in the provision of palliative care (PC) in …
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Unlocking timely palliative care: assessing referral practices and barriers at a ghanaian teaching hospital
BACKGROUND: The need for primary care physicians to be heavily involved in the provision of palliative care is growing. International …
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Attitude of nurses towards palliative care and its associated factors in Ethiopia, systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: Palliative care significantly improves the distressing symptoms of patients, especially those with cancer, heart disease, renal disease, and liver …
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Measuring palliative care integration in Malawi through service provision, access, and training indicators: the Waterloo Coalition Initiative
BACKGROUND: Fewer than 1 in 20 people on the African continent in need of palliative care receive it. Malawi is …
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Communication strategies used by medical physicians when delivering bad news at the Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Physicians' communication with patients and their families is important during both the disease diagnosis and prognosis stages and through …
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Patients’ preferences for delivering bad news in palliative care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND: One of the major challenges for healthcare professionals relates to awareness of patients' preferences relative to how and when …
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Palliative care in Malawi: a scoping review
BACKGROUND: Universal access to palliative care remains a distant goal in many low resource settings, despite the growing evidence of …
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Palliative care in Ethiopia’s rural and regional health care settings: a qualitative study of enabling factors and implementation challenges
BACKGROUND: Palliative care is limited in Ethiopia, particularly in rural areas, where more than 78% of the population live. Current …
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Kenyan palliative care providers’ and leaders’ perceptions of palliative care research needs and support to facilitate rigorous research
BACKGROUND: Palliative care (PC) can reduce symptom distress and improve quality of life for patients and their families experiencing life-threatening …
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Exploring the challenges and roles of nurses in delivering palliative care for cancer patients and co-morbidities in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Patients suffering from chronic and life-threatening diseases receive inadequate palliative care in low-income countries, eventually leading to poor quality …
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Barrier analysis for continuity of palliative care from health facility to household among adult cancer patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Annually 57 million people across the globe require palliative care, 76% are from low- and-middle income countries. Continuity of …
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Preparedness, resilience and unmet needs of informal caregivers of advanced cancer patients in a Regional Mission Hospital in Kenya: Qualitative Study
BACKGROUND: Cancer is the third highest cause of death in Kenya. Eighty percent of cancer cases arrive at advanced stages, …
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Hospital-based evaluation of palliative care among patients with advanced cervical cancer: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Palliative care is among the standards of care in cancer treatment that should be provided to those in need …
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