Dimensions of suffering and the need for palliative care: experiences and expectations of patients living with cancer and diabetes and their caregivers in Mexico - a qualitative study.
Svetlana V DoubovaAfsan BhadeliaDiana Pérez-MoranIngrid Patricia Martinez-VegaNancy García-CervantesFelicia KnaulPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
The multifaceted nature of SHS highlights the health system's responsibility to provide high-quality palliative care. Policies to enhance access to palliative care should integrate it into primary care, redesigning services towards patient and caregiver biopsychosocial and spiritual needs and ensuring access to medicines and competent health personnel.
Keyphrases
- palliative care
- advanced cancer
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- public health
- mental health
- type diabetes
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- squamous cell carcinoma
- papillary thyroid
- glycemic control
- patient reported outcomes
- general practice
- lymph node metastasis