Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients

Palliative care needs and barriers in an urban Ugandan Emergency Department: A mixed-methods survey of emergency healthcare workers and patients

Background: Palliative Care offers patient-centered, symptom-focused relief for patients with incurable disease, and early integration of palliative care ensures quality of life and death while reducing medical impoverishment. The Emergency Department is an ideal yet understudied, under-utilized loc...

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Main Authors: Eleanor Reid, Michael Lukoma, Dao Ho, Peace Bagasha, Mhoira Leng, Liz Namukwaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Palliative care
Emergency department
Uganda
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X23000605

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