Quality of life among patients with cancer and their family caregivers in the Sub-Saharan region: A systematic review of quantitative studies

Y Qan'ir, T Guan, E Idiagbonya, C Dobias… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Guided by the World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL) framework, this
systematic review aimed to examine evidence about the prevalence and severity of QOL …

What constitutes a palliative care need in people with serious illnesses across Africa? A mixed-methods systematic review of the concept and evidence

OA Afolabi, K Nkhoma, M Maddocks… - Palliative …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Clarity on what constitutes a palliative care need is essential to ensure that
health systems and clinical services deliver an appropriate response within Universal Health …

Where do cancer patients in receipt of home-based palliative care prefer to die and what are the determinants of a preference for a home death?

J Cai, L Zhang, D Guerriere, H Fan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the preferred place of death may assist to organize and deliver palliative
health care services. The study aims to assess preference for place of death among cancer …

Quality of life and associated factors among adults living with cancer and their family caregivers

I Gabriel, D Creedy, E Coyne - Nursing & health sciences, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the association of needs, health literacy, and quality of life among adult
Nigerians with cancer and family caregivers. A descriptive study was conducted involving …

The psychological health of patients diagnosed with cancer in Iraq during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A single center study

T Alrubai, AM Khalil, R Zaki, L Sinno… - Psycho …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the psychological health status of
patients diagnosed with cancer in Iraq during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The study aim was …

Predicting place of death of patients with advanced cancer receiving home-based palliative care services in Iran

MS Zare, A Feizi - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background While home is frequently expressed as the favorite place of death (PoD) among
terminally ill cancer patients, various factors affect the fulfillment of this wish. The …

[HTML][HTML] South African palliative care provider perspectives on emergency medical services in palliative situations

CH Gage, L Gwyther, W Stassen - African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Due to the frequent intersection of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with
palliative situations and the increasing global need for palliative care, there has been …

Associations between psycho-social-spiritual interventions, fewer aggressive end-of-life measures, and increased time after final oncologic treatment

M Schultz, S Baziliansky, I Mitnik, N Ulitzur… - The …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Little is known about the impact of spiritual caregivers, psychologists, and social
workers on desired end-of-life (EoL) medical outcomes, such as reduced use of aggressive …

Benefits of spiritual and religious support in the pain management of cancer patients: a literature scoping review

IDL Cavalcanti, DT Costa, JCS Soares… - Journal of religion and …, 2023 - Springer
Pain is one of the main symptoms of cancer and the most difficult to control due to its
complexity as it can involve physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. We …

Quality of dying and death of patients with cancer in hospice care in Uganda

K Mah, E Namisango, E Luyirika, C Ntizimira… - JCO Global …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Despite advances in palliative care in Uganda, there has been relatively little
recent patient-centered research investigating end-of-life outcomes in this region. We …