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

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. PMID: 29482355 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicine, Conflict and Survival - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Med Confl Surviv Source Type: research