ArticleBMC palliative care2025
Enhancing end-of-life care in Ghana: nurse strategies and practices in addressing patient needs.
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- Between culture and care: nurses' experiences of end-of-life communication in Ghana.BMC medical ethics · 2026Article
- End-of-Life Care Training for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury in Ghana: A Novel Curriculum and Its Initial Implementation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Advanced cancer patients' experience and perception of advance care planning at a university teaching hospital in Northern Tanzania.Palliative care and social practice · 2025Article
- Patient Experiences and Information Needs in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Indian journal of palliative careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, end-of-life care is vital for individuals in their final months or years, emphasizing comfort and dignity. However, the provision of palliative care in low-resource countries, such as Ghana, remains inadequately documented and poorly understood. This study aimed to identify the specific end-of-life care needs of patients and families and explore strategies to enhance end of life care practices among nurses in selected settings in Accra, Ghana. METHODOLOGY: This qualitative research utilized in-depth, one-on-one interviews using semi-structured interviews in a sample of N = 32 nurses working in two selected hospitals in Ghana. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze the data. Participants were purposively selected, with the sample size determined by data saturation.
resultsThe analysis identified three main themes and eleven subthemes. The main themes were: providing dignity and comfort care, respecting ethical values, and perceptions of end-of-life care. The subthemes included: showing presence, demonstrating compassion, addressing challenges in end-of-life conversations, fostering autonomy and respect, managing gratitude and discontent, helping patients accept their condition, seeking additional training, building emotional connections, involving families, and respecting patients' cultural, social, and religious beliefs. The participants had cared for or were currently caring for patients aged 50-75 years with cancer, organ failures, Advanced Heart diseases and cognitive disorders. Participants described their efforts to make the last days of their patients and families memorable as possible.
conclusionsNurses in Ghana provide compassionate care, addressing pain relief, ethical concerns, and patient expressions of gratitude and discontent, with their efforts influenced by religious and cultural factors. To enhance end of life care quality, policymakers should implement structured end-of-life care training for nurses and develop culturally aligned palliative care guidelines to meet the needs of patients receiving end of life care.
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