Do the Clinical Management Guidelines for Covid-19 in African Countries Reflect the African Quality Palliative Care Standards? A Review of Current Guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Palliative care should be a component of COVID-19 management to relieve suffering, improve patient outcomes and save cost.

Objectives

We aimed to identify and critically appraise the palliative care recommendations within COVID-19 case management guidelines in African countries.

Methods

The study employed systematic guideline review design. All guidelines from any country in Africa, of any language, published between December 2019 and June 2020 were retrieved through online search and email to in-country key contacts. We conducted a content analysis of the palliative care recommendations within the guidelines and appraised the recommendations using African Palliative Care Association standards for providing quality palliative care.

Results

We retrieved

SUBMITTER: Afolabi OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7894087 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature