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Although there is evidence for both need and effectiveness of palliative care
in HIV patient care, access is often poor and care less than optimal. The aim
of this review is to identify barriers and inequalities in HIV palliative care
to inform policy and service development. Medical databases were searched and
evidence extracted into the barrier and inequity categories of patient, clinician,
service, and disease factors. A model of the barriers and inequalities is presented
and recommendations made for promoting access and outcomes through integrated
palliative care from diagnosis to end-of-life. Investigators discuss service
responses that have attempted to increase access to palliative care. Harding
R, Easterbrook P, Higginson IJ, Karus D, Raveis VH, Marconi K. Palliat Med.
2005 Apr;19(3):251-8.
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