title: Palliative care in Thailand.
abstract: In Thailand, several barriers exist that prevent people with life-limiting illnesses from accessing good-quality palliative care, namely: lack of palliative care providers; lack of training and education for the palliative care workforce; and issues with availability and distribution of opioids. Without palliative care, people suffer needlessly during the last months of their life. This paper gives an analysis of these issues and provides recommendations for clinical practice, research and health policy that may help to alleviate these issues.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Nursing Doctoral Student, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Panit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krongyuth
authors.forename: Cathy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Pimpan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Silpasuwan
mesh_terms: D006268:Health Facilities / Q000145:classification; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D017150:Public Sector; D012067:Religion; D013785:Thailand
keywords: Access; Capacity; Education; Palliative care; Patient care; Thailand