[HTML][HTML] Barriers to the provision and utilization of palliative care in Africa: a rapid scoping review

DA Agom, TC Onyeka, PN Iheanacho… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Palliative care (PC) has continued to be less available, underutilized, and unintegrated in
many of the healthcare systems, especially in Africa. This scoping review synthesized …

Perception of nurses' knowledge about palliative care in West Bank/Palestine: Levels and influencing factors

D Toqan, MZ Malak, A Ayed… - … of palliative care, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Healthcare professionals particularly nurses should be professionally prepared
with knowledge about the standards of palliative care and their roles in providing palliative …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing Palliative Care through Advanced Nursing Practice: A Rapid Review

K Jounaidi, M Hamdoune, K Daoudi… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: This study addresses the growing demand for palliative care (PC) by exploring
the role of advanced nursing practice (ANP) within the multidisciplinary team. The purpose is …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge of palliative care among professional nurses in south east Nigeria: A needs assessment for continuing education

C Eleke, G Azuonwu, IS Agu, RM Nnorom… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current global incidence of cancers makes palliative care important. This study
described knowledge of palliative care and its demographic predictors among professional …

[HTML][HTML] Toward a germinal theory of knowing-revealing-Humanizing as expressions of caring in cancer palliative care

CU Nwozichi - Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective: Survival chances of people with cancer in Nigeria are far worse than those in
developed countries. While the chance of finding a lasting solution to cancer in Nigeria is …

An ethnographic study of palliative and end-of-life care in a Nigerian hospital: Impact of education on care provision and utilization

DA Agom, TC Onyeka, J Ominyi, J Sixsmith… - SAGE …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Most clinicians receive little or no palliative care (PC) education. Similarly, patients and their
families receive little or no information on PC. Our study explored education in PC, while …

Ensuring quality of life in palliative care physiotherapy in developing countries

BG Ogundunmade, DO John… - Frontiers in Rehabilitation …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Palliative care (PC) focuses on the body, mind, and spirit and can also provide pain and
symptom relief, clarifying and focusing the provision of care on the patient's desires and …

Knowledge and attitude of health professionals on palliative care of terminally-ill patients in a tertiary health institution of southwestern Nigeria: a cross sectional study

MO Odetunde, AM Owojuyigbe… - Open Journal of …, 2022 - openjournalsnigeria.org.ng
Abstract Existing information on Palliative Care (PC) indicated an increase in development
of services in some African countries with Nigeria in top three on specialized care. However …

Global perspectives on palliative care: Nigerian context

A Ogunkorode - Hospice Palliative Home Care and Bereavement …, 2019 - Springer
In developing regions of the world like Nigeria, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-
related death in women and is typically presented at the advanced metastatic stages, with …

[PDF][PDF] Landscape of Palliative and End-of-Life Care in West Africa: Scoping Review of Barriers to the Offer and Demand for these Care and Health Services

KM Agbodjavou1&3, MW Gandaho, CP Mêliho… - researchgate.net
Objective: In West African countries, palliative care (PC) and end-of-life care (EoL) are
poorly integrated into national healthcare systems and are underused. This scoping review …