The role of palliative care in addressing the health needs of Syrian refugees in Jordan

Medicine, Conflict, and Survival
Isabel Pinheiro, Dilshad Jaff

Abstract

Refugees are often afflicted with health conditions that require long-term, specialized and continuous care services that are costly and difficult to secure in host countries and camp settings. This study interviewed 21 Syrian refugees in Jordan with life-limiting conditions such as cancer, diabetes, chronic disability and renal failure, and 4 caregivers caring for refugee children with similar conditions. This study found that patients in refugee camps and communities would benefit from receiving palliative care services that are often either unavailable or inaccessible. Training humanitarian teams and primary care providers to implement pain management, offer psychosocial support services and address emotional, spiritual, and psychological conditions could ameliorate many of the problems faced by this vulnerable group.

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Nov 22, 2018·Journal of Palliative Care·Farah MadiAbla M Sibai
Sep 1, 2020·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Marie ClancyJenny Phillimore
Jul 25, 2020·Pediatric Hematology and Oncology·Begül Yağcı-Küpeli, Ayşe Özkan
Nov 21, 2020·Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing·Mohammad Ibrahim Al Qadire, Khaled Alomari
Jan 8, 2021·Conflict and Health·Sonya de LaatUNKNOWN Humanitarian Health Ethics Research Group

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