Objectives: Prison populations around the world are ageing and numbers are rising, leading to greater demand for palliative care for prisoners approaching the end of life. This paper reports a survey that was undertaken by the European Association for Palliative Care Task Force on mapping palliative care provision for prisoners in Europe. The Task Force was established to begin to address the gap in research kn...
Introduction: The development and accessibility of healthcare depend on the direct involvement of the citizens and patients for whom it is intended. However, they do not always have adequate knowledge to take advantage of this care, with palliative care being one of those examples. The low level of knowledge can generate myths and prejudices about this care, reduce equity in access and decrease the quality of c...
Introdução: O desenvolvimento e acessibilidade dos cuidados de saúde dependem do envolvimento direto dos cidadãos e doentes aos quais se destinam. Contudo, nem sempre estes têm o conhecimento adequado para usufruir desses cuidados, configurando-se os cuidados paliativos como um desses exemplos. O baixo nível de conhecimentos pode gerar mitos e preconceitos sobre estes cuidados, reduzir a equidade no acesso e di...