Integrating palliative care into primary care for older people with multimorbid serious illness: a multinational qualitative cross-sectional study in Sub-Saharan Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WHO primary palliative care strategy states that palliative care is 'an ethical responsibility of health systems' and calls for integration of palliative care into public healthcare systems to achieve universal health coverage. We aimed to determine stakeholders' perspectives on the necessary components of and considerations for a feasible and acceptable model of integrated palliative care and primary care for older people living with serious multimorbid illness in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We conducted a multicountry cross-sectional qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with multimorbid older people and family caregivers. Focus groups were conducted with healthcare staff. Verbatim transcripts were su

SUBMITTER: Nkhoma KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11934398 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature