Gathering policymakers' perspectives as an essential step in planning and implementing palliative care services at a national level: an example from a resource-limited country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite increasing recognition of the role played by palliative care (PC) services, the priorities of policymakers in supporting PC remain unclear and have sometimes engendered controversy. There are few studies exploring policymakers' perspectives towards PC services, with most shedding light on obstacles to PC development. Furthermore, no study has explored policymakers' perspectives towards providing PC at the national level in resource-limited countries. This study provides a platform for providing PC as part of the Palestinian healthcare system (HCS) by exploring policymakers' perspectives on PC, an essential step to developing a PC programme.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study design was employed using semi-structured interviews. Participants were those

SUBMITTER: Abu-Odah H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8967559 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature