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View article: Awareness about Cervical Cancer and Acceptance of Pap Smear for Screening among Women Attending a Tertiary Care Center
Awareness about Cervical Cancer and Acceptance of Pap Smear for Screening among Women Attending a Tertiary Care Center Open
The application of A3 methodology was very valuable to identify contributors towards a low pap smear rate and to develop interventions to improve cervical cancer awareness and pap smear rates in our hospital..
View article: A Multicentric Field Test to Study the Validity and Feasibility of the SHS-tool to Screen for Serious Health-related Suffering in Adult Patients with Cancer
A Multicentric Field Test to Study the Validity and Feasibility of the SHS-tool to Screen for Serious Health-related Suffering in Adult Patients with Cancer Open
Objectives: The 2017 Lancet Commission reports ‘Serious Health-related Suffering’ (SHS) as an abyss in healthcare services. It lists 20 common health conditions and 15 symptoms as commonly associated with SHS. In 2015, 80% of SHS prevalenc…
View article: Conservative kidney management and kidney supportive care: core components of integrated care for people with kidney failure
Conservative kidney management and kidney supportive care: core components of integrated care for people with kidney failure Open
View article: Developing a Screening Tool for Serious Health-related Suffering for Low- and Middle-Income Countries – Phase-1: Domain Identification and Item Generation
Developing a Screening Tool for Serious Health-related Suffering for Low- and Middle-Income Countries – Phase-1: Domain Identification and Item Generation Open
Objectives: The Lancet Commission on Global Access to Palliative Care and Pain Relief reported significant levels of health-related suffering globally, with the highest incidence in the low- and middle-income countries. The report describe…
View article: “Relax City Homecare team; protocols are ready for you” – A Quality Improvement Project Conducted on Behalf of the City Homecare Unit Team at the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences
“Relax City Homecare team; protocols are ready for you” – A Quality Improvement Project Conducted on Behalf of the City Homecare Unit Team at the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences Open
Context: The city homecare unit (CHU) of the Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences was dissatisfied with the quality of care provided to their patient population. Aims: This study aims to improve the average satisfaction score of CHU…
View article: Development and Progress of a Collaborative Learning Model for Quality Improvement in the Field of Palliative Care in India
Development and Progress of a Collaborative Learning Model for Quality Improvement in the Field of Palliative Care in India Open
Quality is central to healthcare and even more so in the field of palliative care. Palliative care approach is centered around discovering facets of care crucial to improving the quality of life of the patient; be it symptom control, emoti…
View article: Decision-making around Commencing Dialysis
Decision-making around Commencing Dialysis Open
The decision regarding dialysis initiation is complex. Awareness that renal replacement therapy should not be regarded as default therapy for every patient with advanced renal failure is necessary. Decision to initiate dialysis and modalit…
View article: Symptom Management among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Symptom Management among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Open
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience high symptom burden, both physical and psychological, that is underrecognized and undertreated. The high symptom burden significantly impacts the quality of life for patients and their …
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View article: Oncology-Based Palliative Care Development: The Approach, Challenges, and Solutions From North-East Region of India, a Model for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Oncology-Based Palliative Care Development: The Approach, Challenges, and Solutions From North-East Region of India, a Model for Low- and Middle-Income Countries Open
BACKGROUND Access to palliative care within healthcare systems of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has never been more pronounced than in current times. The Lancet Commission Report (2018) estimates that 80% of global serious healt…
View article: Concerns and coping strategies of persons under institutional quarantine during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Concerns and coping strategies of persons under institutional quarantine during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Open
It highlights that the psychological impact of illness on affected individuals should not be overlooked as it may have the potential to cause major psychiatric morbidity. It also provides a crucial assessment of their coping mechanisms.
View article: Palliative care in coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Position statement of the Indian association of palliative care
Palliative care in coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: Position statement of the Indian association of palliative care Open
The global pandemic involving severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 has brought new challenges to clinical practice and care in the provision of palliative care. This position statement of the Indian Association of Palliative Car…
View article: Approaches and best practices for managing cancer pain within the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic in India
Approaches and best practices for managing cancer pain within the constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic in India Open
Novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic that has impacted the entire world. The Indian government has responded strongly and very stringently to the crisis, through a nationwide lockdown. The health-care (HC) syst…
View article: Outcomes of an Innovative 6-Week Standardized Residential Training Course for Physicians and Nurses to Provide Primary Palliative Care in India (S712)
Outcomes of an Innovative 6-Week Standardized Residential Training Course for Physicians and Nurses to Provide Primary Palliative Care in India (S712) Open
View article: Integration of early specialist palliative care in cancer care: Survey of oncologists, oncology nurses, and patients
Integration of early specialist palliative care in cancer care: Survey of oncologists, oncology nurses, and patients Open
Oncologists, oncology nurses, and patients felt that integration of early specialist palliative care in cancer improves symptom control, end-of-life care, health-related communication, and continuity of care. The perceptions of benefit of …