ArticleFlorence Nightingale journal of nursing2023
Palliative Nursing in Africa: Scoping the Landscape of Evidence Focusing on Cancer Care.
Article in Florence Nightingale journal of nursing, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Development and pilot evaluation of a Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Training program for nurses in Cameroon.Palliative care and social practice · 2026Article
- Health promoting palliative care interventions in African low-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Creating the evidence base for palliative care in cancer - models and strategies to build research capacity.Ecancermedicalscience · 2024Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study was to describe the research output of African's nurses in the field of palliative care from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021.
methodsA scoping review was conducted. The key words Africa and nursing in combination with palliative care, end of life, terminal care, hospice, and supportive care were used to search the databases Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsychINFO, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science. Only studies authored by a nurse with an African affiliation focusing on issues related to advanced cancer were included. The data were captured onto an extraction sheet and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and content analyses.
resultsOf the 522 articles identified, only 16 met the inclusion criteria. The work originated from eight African countries was primarily qualitative and focused on the family and caregivers. Pain was the only symptom investigated.
conclusionsStudies focusing on symptoms, psychosocial, spiritual, end of life care as well as studies testing nursing interventions are urgently needed. Interregional research could also assist with building the current evidence.
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