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
- healthcare
- mental health
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- type diabetes
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- case report
- papillary thyroid
- squamous cell carcinoma
- health information
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- general practice
- young adults
- risk assessment
- glycemic control
- climate change
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- human health