Healthcare Staff Perceptions Regarding Barriers and Enablers to End-of-Life Care Provision in Non-Palliative Care Settings in Ghana: A Multicentre Qualitative Study
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Bayuo, Jonathan and Baffour, Prince Kyei. 2024. "Healthcare Staff Perceptions Regarding Barriers and Enablers to End-of-Life Care Provision in Non-Palliative Care Settings in Ghana: A Multicentre Qualitative Study." Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. 89 (1), pp. 259-274. https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211072970
Article Title | Healthcare Staff Perceptions Regarding Barriers and Enablers to End-of-Life Care Provision in Non-Palliative Care Settings in Ghana: A Multicentre Qualitative Study |
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ERA Journal ID | 6543 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Bayuo, Jonathan and Baffour, Prince Kyei |
Journal Title | Omega: Journal of Death and Dying |
Journal Citation | 89 (1), pp. 259-274 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0030-2228 |
1541-3764 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/00302228211072970 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00302228211072970 |
Abstract | The projected rise in health-related suffering warrants the integration of palliative care across all health systems. For traditionally non-palliative care settings, barriers and enablers to palliative care integration remain poorly understood. This study sought to explore these barriers and enablers in the Emergency and Burn Units across two healthcare facilities in the middle belt of Ghana using qualitative description. Thirty-nine healthcare staff comprising 20 burn care staff and 19 ED staff were purposively recruited and interviewed. Interviews were transcribed following which thematic analysis was performed inductively. Two themes and six subthemes emerged from the data. The Ghanaian socio-cultural context often crippled the discussion of death and dying. Overall, there is a perceived tension between emergency/burns and end-of-life care. Opportunities however exist to improve the situation which will require more work regarding curricula improvement, providing avenues for professional development, culturally sensitive communication, and identifying strategies of engaging relatives. |
Keywords | burn care; emergency department; end-of-life care; palliative care |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420316. Palliative care |
420599. Nursing not elsewhere classified | |
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Byline Affiliations | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China |
Presbyterian University College, Ghana | |
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom |
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