Hospice News April 15, 2024
Lagging supportive services around social determinants of health and limited access to hospice and palliative care are driving disparities among rural family caregivers.
Rural caregivers are more vulnerable to adverse emotional health impacts than others due to their remote locations, researcher Arienne Patano, PhD student at Michigan State University, said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.
“Particularly those [caregivers] in rural areas experience unique challenges, as they have limited access to support and hospice and palliative care services because of their distant location,” Patano said. “Family caregivers in rural areas are more likely to experience social determinants of health that negatively affect the provision of palliative...
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