Palliative Care Delivery: Promoting Accessibility, Equity, and Quality of Life
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health Care Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 540
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Palliative care is finally having its time in the spotlight, and this form of care is increasingly catching hold in hospitals, ambulatory centers, and community-based/home care programs on a global scale, given that palliative care plays a vital role in improving the quality of life of both patients with serious illness and their families. This Special Issue thus aims to provide a platform for experts to share their knowledge and contribute to the continued advancement of palliative care through the latest clinical advances, research, and innovations. We invite healthcare professionals, researchers, public health practitioners, and anyone involved or interested in palliative care to contribute. Our hope is that this Special Issue will provide valuable insights and information for clinicians seeking to improve practice and researchers exploring new exciting areas of inquiry—thereby shaping the future of palliative care access and provision, particularly for populations disproportionately impacted by serious illness. We invite submissions of original research articles, review articles, case studies, perspectives, and commentaries relevant to the theme of this Special Issue. Submissions should adhere to the IJERPH guidelines and will undergo rigorous peer review to ensure relevance and quality prior to publication.
This Special Issue will cover a range of topics related to palliative care, including (but not limited to) the following:
- Clinical, psychosocial, and spiritual aspects of care;
- Palliative care access and provision in socially marginalized populations;
- Innovations in palliative-care-related research and methods;
- End-of-life decision making and advance care planning;
- Integrative palliative care approaches;
- Palliative care in non-cancer conditions.
Dr. Katie Nelson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- palliative care
- serious illness
- supportive care
- death and dying
- quality of life
- psychosocial functioning
- health equity
- health disparities
- ethics
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