Caring for Life-Limiting Illness in Ethiopia: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Outpatient Palliative Care Needs
Reid EA, Gudina EK, Ayers N, Tigineh W, Azmera YM. Caring for Life-Limiting Illness in Ethiopia: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Outpatient Palliative Care Needs. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2018, 21: 622-630. PMID: 29425055, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAmbulatory CareChronic DiseaseEthiopiaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOutpatientsPalliative CareQualitative ResearchSurveys and QuestionnairesTerminal CareConceptsLife-limiting illnessPalliative care needsPalliative carePsychosocial distressCare needsSevere painOncology patientsUnmet palliative care needsCost of careMajority of subjectsHospital deathPain controlUntreated painOutpatient clinicOverall burdenDisease populationHigh-income countriesPainPatient's homePhysical symptomsDistress scoresIncurable diseaseMixed-methods assessmentIllnessSevere disability