Almobarak Fhaied
Fundamentals of Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Eastern Province 34221, Saudi Arabia.
Palliat Care Soc Pract. 2024 Oct 17;18:26323524241290828. doi: 10.1177/26323524241290828. eCollection 2024.
Palliative care is an essential element of the healthcare system. It has profound benefits for patients with life-limiting illnesses. The Saudi Arabian healthcare system lags in integrating this vital component effectively. Hence, estimating the palliative care needs of the Saudi Arabian population is crucial to understanding the country's demand for palliative care.
To assess the past trends in adult palliative care needs in Saudi Arabia.
The current research used population-based secondary data analysis by employing two palliative care needs estimation methods: the direct or fixed estimation method by Gómez-Batiste and the maximum or maximal method by Murtagh and Rosenwax. The estimated palliative care needs were stratified by gender.
An upward trend in the palliative care needs of the Saudi Arabian population is evident through the estimation techniques. The proportion of palliative care needs relative to deaths climaxed at 95% in the observed years. By 2022, the number of people requiring palliative care skyrocketed to 79,725 (fixed method) and 101,623 (maximal method).
The need for palliative care in Saudi Arabia substantially rose in the observed years. It is inevitable to bridge the gap between palliative care needs and supply with advanced integration of palliative care services in the national healthcare system.
姑息治疗是医疗保健系统的重要组成部分。它对患有危及生命疾病的患者有深远益处。沙特阿拉伯的医疗保健系统在有效整合这一关键组成部分方面滞后。因此，估计沙特阿拉伯人口的姑息治疗需求对于了解该国对姑息治疗的需求至关重要。
评估沙特阿拉伯成人姑息治疗需求的过去趋势。
当前研究采用基于人群的二次数据分析，运用两种姑息治疗需求估计方法：戈麦斯 - 巴蒂斯特的直接或固定估计方法以及莫尔塔格和罗森瓦克斯的最大或极大值方法。估计的姑息治疗需求按性别分层。
通过估计技术可以明显看出沙特阿拉伯人口的姑息治疗需求呈上升趋势。在观察年份中，姑息治疗需求相对于死亡人数的比例最高达到95%。到2022年，需要姑息治疗的人数飙升至79,725人（固定方法）和101,623人（极大值方法）。
在观察年份中，沙特阿拉伯对姑息治疗的需求大幅上升。通过在国家医疗保健系统中先进地整合姑息治疗服务来弥合姑息治疗需求与供应之间的差距是不可避免的。
