Palliative care national plan implementation through stakeholder analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

National palliative care plans depend upon stakeholder engagement to succeed. Assessing the capability, interest, and knowledge of stakeholders is a crucial step in the implementation of public health initiatives, as recommended by the World Health Organisation. However, utilising stakeholder analysis is a strategy underused in public palliative care.

Objective

To conduct a stakeholder analysis characterising a diverse group of stakeholders involved in implementing a national palliative care plan in three rural regions of an upper-middle-income country.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional study design, complemented by a quantitative stakeholder analysis approach, was executed through a survey designed to gauge stakeholders' levels of interest and capabili

SUBMITTER: Antonio Sanchez-Cardenas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11218343 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature