[HTML][HTML] Challenges on the provision of palliative care for patients with cancer in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review of reviews

H Abu-Odah, A Molassiotis, J Liu - BMC palliative care, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer
patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low-and …

Barriers to, and opportunities for, palliative care development in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

I Fadhil, G Lyons, S Payne - The Lancet Oncology, 2017 - thelancet.com
The 22 countries of WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region are experiencing an increase in
the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer. Of the six WHO …

Caring for terminally ill Muslim patients: Lived experiences of non-Muslim nurses

G Abudari, H Hazeim, G Ginete - Palliative & supportive care, 2016 - cambridge.org
Objective: The nursing profession demands knowledge, awareness, and experience
regarding the ethnic, religious, cultural, and social constructs involved in patient care. Non …

[图书][B] Global aging: comparative perspectives on aging and the life course

SR Kunkel, JS Brown, FJ Whittington - 2014 - books.google.com
" This book is exemplary in amassing demographic, policy, and sociopsychological data
from around the world to refute both premises: that countriesí aging is not occurring in …

[HTML][HTML] Avoidable emergency department visits among palliative care cancer patients: novel insights from Saudi Arabia and the Middle East

H Salama, MH Omer, A Shafqat, A Binahmed… - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Several studies emerging from developed countries have highlighted a
significant number of potentially avoidable emergency department (ED) visits by cancer …

National cancer control plans across the Eastern Mediterranean region: challenges and opportunities to scale-up

I Fadhil, E Alkhalawi, R Nasr, H Fouad, P Basu… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
National cancer control planning is crucial for countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean
region. This region is challenged with an increase in cancer incidence leading to substantial …

Barriers to the integration of palliative care in Ghana: evidence from a tertiary health facility

J Okyere, K Kissah-Korsah - Palliative Care and Social …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Integration of palliative care (PC) in cancer management is critical to improving
the overall quality of life of cancer patients and their families. Nevertheless, only a few …

[HTML][HTML] Palliative care knowledge and attitudes towards end-of-life care among undergraduate nursing students at Al-Quds University: Implications for Palestinian …

AA Alwawi, H Abu-Odah, J Bayuo - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Nursing students should be well-prepared and educated in order to provide
high-quality palliative care (PC) to patients with chronic diseases, which will have an impact …

A comprehensive palliative care program at a tertiary cancer center in Jordan

O Shamieh, D Hui - American Journal of Hospice and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: The palliative care program in King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) is growing
rapidly to serve the needs of patients with cancer and their families. Objective: To describe …

[HTML][HTML] General public awareness, knowledge, and beliefs toward palliative care in a Saudi population

HM Alkhudairi - Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Public awareness of palliative care (PC) is satisfactory in only twenty countries in
2013, which does not include Saudi Arabia in spite of the global efforts done to enhance the …