Disparities in hospice and palliative care services: evidence of healthcare provider practice in various regions of China
Substantial geographic disparities in provider practice levels reveals inequities in HPC service delivery across China. These findings underscore the need for region-specific interventions, strengthened community-based services, and policy frameworks to improve equitable access to HPC nationwide.
Authors
- Suhang Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1934-632X)
- Jingrong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4191-3661)
- Lisa Jing
- Limei Jing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0752-116X)
- Jianwei Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3523-6246)
- Xiaoyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3671-123X)
- Shiwen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0943-9305)
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Second Military Medical University (CN)
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shanghai Pudong New Area Gongli Hospital (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25331-2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences