Accessibility to palliative care services in Colombia: an analysis of geographic disparities.

Miguel Antonio Sánchez-CárdenasMarta Ximena LeónLuisa Fernanda Rodríguez-CamposLina María Vargas-EscobarLaura CabezasJuan Pablo Tamayo-DíazAngela Cañon PiñerosNidia Mantilla-ManosalvaGenny Paola Fuentes-Bermudez

Published in: BMC public health (2024)

Palliative care services are concentrated in three main regions (Bogotá D.C., the Center, and the Caribbean) and are limited in the Orinoquia and Amazonia nodes. Density of specialized palliative care services is extremely low and there are regions without palliative services for adults with palliative needs.

Keyphrases

palliative care
advanced cancer
healthcare
primary care
mental health
affordable care act
squamous cell carcinoma
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
locally advanced