Palliative and end-of-life care in COVID-19 management in sub-Saharan Africa: a matter of concern.
Pan Afr Med J
; 35(Suppl 2): 130, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1106476
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care systems beyond capacity resulting in many people not having access to life-sustaining measures even in well-resourced countries. Palliative and end-of-life care are therefore essential to alleviate suffering and ensure a continuum of care for patients unlikely to survive. This is challenging in sub-Saharan Africa where lack of trained teams on basic palliative care and reduced access to opioids limit implementation of palliative and end-of-life care. At the same time, health care providers have to cope with local cultural conceptions of death and absence of advance care directives.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Terminal Care
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pan Afr Med J
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Pamj.supp.2020.35.130.25288
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