SynthesisPalliative medicine2024
Primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the evidence for models and outcomes.
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Facilitators and barriers primary care physicians face in providing palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing palliative care through university-community partnerships: a systematic review of models, impacts, and challenges.BMC palliative care · 2025Pooled it
- Age- and gender-based social inequalities in palliative care for cancer patients: a systematic literature review.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Implementation of primary palliative care interventions across six sub-Saharan African countries: understanding contextual determinants and lessons learnt.Family medicine and community health · 2026Article
- Mobile Health in Home-Based Palliative Care: Realist Review of Contextual Factors and Mechanisms Influencing Outcomes.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Review
- Sociocultural beliefs and palliative care needs among older adults in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Review
- Anticipatory Grief Among Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Home Palliative Care: A Constructivist Grounded Theory.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Palliative care among cancer patients in Georgia: System-level gaps identified through health-related quality of life discrepancies.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Indicators for palliative care integration in primary health care: how expert profile shapes consensus in a modified Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- How can integration of oncology and palliative care services be achieved for optimal patient benefit? Stakeholders' perspectives in Zimbabwe.The oncologist · 2026Article
- A nurse-led palliative care programme for women receiving palliative chemotherapy for breast cancer.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Palliative Treatment and Traditional Medicine Among Patients with Cancer in Kumasi, Ghana: Needs for Patient Education.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Patterns of kidney supportive care referrals in a tertiary hospital in India: a six-year audit.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- How community-based palliative care is delivered for older adults: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Impact of Palliative Care Educational Program on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Pediatric Palliative Care Among Healthcare Professionals Working in Nepal.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2026Article
- Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Care of Terminally Ill Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Healthcare providers' awareness, perceptions and experiences in integrating palliative care for women with HIV and cancer in Nigeria: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Expert Perspectives on Integrating Palliative Care into Primary Health Care: A Qualitative Analysis of a Modified Delphi Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Multidisciplinary Palliative Care and Its Impact on Symptom Burden and Quality of Life in Advanced Cancer Patients in Ethiopia: A Pre-Post Quasi-Experimental Study.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- Community-based palliative care service provision framework (PALLIUM framework) in a resource-limited setting.Ecancermedicalscience · 2026Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundSerious health-related suffering is predicted to double in low- and middle-income countries by 2060. Primary care offers the best opportunity to meet Universal Health Coverage in an equitable way. Primary palliative care growth should be evidence-based to ensure provision is feasible, acceptable and culturally congruent.
aimTo identify the current evidence related to primary palliative care and to describe how primary palliative is defined in this setting, dominant typologies of care and meaningful outcome measures in LMICs.
designA systematic review and thematic synthesis was conducted. We described the nature, extent and distribution of published literature on primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries, use thematic synthesis to characterize typologies of primary palliative care and design a process model for care delivery in low- and middle-income countries. DATA SOURCES: Medline, Psychinfo, Global Health, Embase and CINAHL.
resultsThirty-five publications were included. Nearly half took place in Asia (
conclusionEvidence supporting primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries is limited, and much of the published literature comes from Asia and southern Africa. Health systems in low- and middle-income countries have unique strengths and needs that affect primary palliative care services that should guide how services evolve to meet future need.
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