Palliative care aims at improving the quality of life of a patient who is suffering from a chronic
serious ailment like that of advanced cancer. Nobody wants to be away from his/her own …

The need for palliative care is increasing due to the rising burden of non-communicable
diseases and some communicable diseases. Chronic illnesses demand patient-centred …

Most seriously sick patients prefer to stay at home during their final days; 50–80 percent
elect to receive treatment and to die in their homes. 1 They prefer their homes to the …

Background The well lauded community-based palliative care programme of Kerala, India
provides medical and social support, through home-based care, for patients with terminal …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced palliative care as a way to improve
the quality of life of patients with incurable diseases and their families. This care begins with …

The purpose for this observational research was to understand how Can Support provides
palliative care at home and analyze its strengths and weaknesses in various socioeconomic …

The wishes of the patient and family need to be considered when choosing the environment
in which care is provided. Palliative care considers the patient, family and extended family …

Background: According to the 2014 WHO Global Atlas of Palliative Care, there is insufficient
access to palliative care services worldwide, with the majority of unmet need in low-and …

Background: 40 million people in the world are in need of palliative care, but only one-
seventh of that population receive services. Underuse of palliative care in low resource …

The need for home palliative care is increasing globally as the overall number of deaths rise
and home remains where most people prefer to die and where most spend their last months …