Palliative care conditions managed at home and self-reported challenges experienced by informal home-based caregivers in Rwanda: a qualitative study
Unspecified wound cancer with multiple chronic diseases and advanced illnesses together with hypertension and stroke complications are among the major palliative conditions reported and managed at home. Informal home-based caregivers face substantial responsibilities and numerous challenges during the provision of palliative care at home. Caregiving in this context remains undervalued and under-supported. There is an urgent need for targeted support systems and policy reforms to strengthen home based caregiver to improve the quality of life of home-based caregivers in Rwanda.
Authors
- Madeleine Mukeshimana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6983-5434)
- Margaret I. Fitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4564-8623)
- Godfrey Katende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0667-5741)
- Jean Claude Twahirwa
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Kwara State Polytechnic (NG)
- University of Kigali (RW)
- University of Rwanda (RW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01905-0
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.64