| Autor: |
Rowe JT; School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA., Johnston FM; Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Annals of palliative medicine [Ann Palliat Med] 2022 Feb; Vol. 11 (2), pp. 862-870. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 16. |
| DOI: |
10.21037/apm-20-2394 |
| Abstrakt: |
Surgical palliative care is an interdisciplinary treatment modality that aims to decrease suffering and improve the quality of life of seriously ill surgical patients. Although surgical palliative care is increasingly being found to positively impact patient quality of life, disparities in surgical palliative care remain poorly defined. While the field of medical palliative care has demonstrated certain racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and geographic groups are at higher risks for receiving worse palliative care, there is no analogous consensus in the field of surgical palliative care. This is largely secondary to a paucity of research focus in this field. Given that the aforementioned disparities experienced by minoritized patient populations has led to significant morbidity, it is important to understand and call attention to disparities existing within the field of surgical palliative care as well. To advance the knowledge of current healthcare shortcomings and progress towards equitable surgical palliative care, this paper reviews the current state of surgical palliative care disparities evidence, details gaps in knowledge, and highlights priorities for future surgical palliative care research. The articles identified in this review noted disparate surgical palliative care access and outcomes across various racial/ethnic groups, age ranges, socioeconomic classes, hospital populations, and regions. However, evidence scarcity necessitates more robust research be performed to adequately identify at risk groups and understand the factors supporting disparity development. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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