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The use of and need for data and information by health professionals supporting the delivery of palliative cancer care services in sub-Saharan Africa: A qualitative study.

David AkejuFriederike ZieglerAdlight DandadziElizabeth NabiryeEve NamisangoElizabeth NamukwayaSamuel O AdejohKehinde Sharafadeen OkunadeYu FuBassey E EbensoKennedy NkhomaMatthew John Allsop
Published in: Health informatics journal (2022)
The availability and use of relevant and reliable data relating to the current provision of palliative cancer care are requisite for the contextually appropriate and effective development of health services. The requirements and constraints articulated by participants can guide future development and optimisation of digital health approaches for palliative cancer care in the participating countries, with relevance to the wider sub-Saharan Africa region.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • healthcare
  • advanced cancer
  • electronic health record
  • mental health
  • health information
  • big data
  • public health
  • primary care
  • data analysis
  • health promotion