Journal of pain and symptom management
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Oct 2022
Considerations for Fostering Palliative Care Awareness in Developing Contexts: Strategies from Locally Initiated Projects in India.
Lack of palliative care (PC) awareness is a barrier to its utilization in developing contexts. ⋯ To increase palliative care utilization, program development can include community and provider-focused efforts on awareness of the concepts and value of palliative care. These three strategies held salience across sites representing diverse Indian geographic and cultural settings; as such, they may be applicable to other contexts.