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
- public health
- mental health
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- case report
- peritoneal dialysis
- health information
- squamous cell
- climate change
- metabolic syndrome
- glycemic control
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- weight loss