ArticleHome health care management & practice2023
Challenges of Integrated Home-Based Palliative Care Services for Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Content Analysis.
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- Nurse-Delivered Telehealth in Home-Based Palliative Care: Integrative Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cancer Management in Iran: A Review.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Understanding multilevel influences on the adaptation of a complex intervention for oncology to palliative care transitions: a qualitative study across seven European countries.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Exploring the perceptions of oncology healthcare professionals on introducing home-based palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in Gaza - a qualitative study.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Delivering home-based palliative care during COVID-19 in Taiwan: a qualitative study with interdisciplinary team members.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Integrated palliative care and oncology: a realist synthesis.BMC medicine · 2025Review
- Engaging with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities to Promote Palliative Care That Exceeds Expectation.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Article
- Bridging the gap and developing a home-based palliative care model for cancer patients.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
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Abstract
Given the situation of cancer patients as vulnerable patients and the threat of COVID-19 in the society, integration of home-based palliative care services into the healthcare system is essential. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the current barriers of integration of palliative care services from hospital to home for cancer patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic and to provide suggestions to resolve them. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 stakeholders in the healthcare system, including health policy makers, healthcare providers, clinical home healthcare experts, home healthcare researchers, university faculty members, clergy, family caregivers, and cancer patients. Data were analyzed using directed content analysis method based on the World Health Organization Public Health Strategy for Palliative Care. Challenges were extracted in 4 main categories, containing education barriers (3 subcategories), implementation barriers (9 subcategories), policy barriers (5 subcategories), and drug availability barriers (2 subcategories). Based on the results, removing the barriers and establishing a strong infrastructure for home-based palliative care services is recommended in the healthcare system by concentrating on 4 essential factors, that is, utilizing a coordinating nurse during the process of patient's hospital discharge, establishment of connecting outpatient palliative care clinics to home healthcare centers, access to palliative care tele-medicine and development of a comprehensive and flexible home-based palliative cancer care model in our context.
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