Palliative Care Gains Roots in China

Abstract

In China over the past decade, palliative medicine has emerged as a new program. Development of this program requires attention to current opportunities, obstacles and cultural concerns. A selected review showed that there is an urgent need for palliative care in mainland China. Several challenges to implementing palliative care service in China include: (1) cultural perception and misunderstanding of palliative care; (2) lack of professionally trained health-care providers; (3) administrative and policy problems; and (4) limited funding for palliative care and research. More efforts should be made in clinical practice, education and research to develop and implement palliative care in mainland China.

Global Survey of the Roles, Satisfaction, and Barriers of Home Health Care Nurses on the Provision of Palliative Care

“…1 Globally, nurses provide care in various settings, including hospitals, ambulatory clinics, long-term care, and homes. 2,3 Home health care requires distinct acknowledgment, as in some remote global areas, nurses may be the only health care professional able to access geographically disparate populations. Home health care nurses exhibit unique skills to address multiple health care needs with a special emphasis on palliative care (PC).…”