Pattern of admissions and needs assessment for palliative care services among in-patients in a tertiary health facility in South-Western Nigeria
Majority of the participants need palliative care services but are unavailable and unmet and the most predominant condition was cancer. Majority had no advance care plan or preparation for home care or death despite having advanced stage of the disease. This survey emphasized the need for symptom management, communication and provision of support.
Authors
- Ann Abiola Ogbenna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1441-2308)
- Babatunde Akodu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0989-3568)
- Charlesnika Tyon Evans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0696-8288)
- Olufunmilayo Olokodana-Adesalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7866-8594)
- Moninuola Ojikutu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0917-9962)
- Denise Drane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9763-3928)
- Matthew Caputo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7408-6084)
- Joshua Hauser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1512-0702)
- Adeboye Ogunseitan
- Taiwo Agunbiade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6222-3136)
- Nwando Nwosa
- Ashti-Doobay Persaud
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- City of Hope (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2024-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01537-w
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54