Methods: A retrospective study. Ten teams comprising of doctors, nurses, pharmacists &
Social Workers were trained and engaged in this study for symptom assessment and pain …

Background: Home-based specialist palliative care services are developed to meet the
needs of the patients in advanced stage of cancer at home with physical symptoms and …

Background: As a part of Memorandum of Understanding with Tamil Nadu Institute of
Palliative Medicine, community-based palliative care services have been initiated 2 years …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a home-based
palliative care program delivered by community health workers (CHW) in rural areas outside …

Objectives: Cancers and various terminal illnesses need integrated palliative care with
curative management, but, unfortunately, our health care system mainly focuses on the …

Results: The most common accepted reasons for referral were that of hospice care, terminal
cancer, and uncontrolled pain, while reasons related to terminal noncancer illnesses were …

Palliative care aims to enhance the quality of life of patients diagnosed with a terminal
illness and to provide psychosocial care to both patients and their families (1). Effective …

Goals:(1) To describe what aspects are important when next-of-kin evaluate advanced
palliative home care (APHC) and (2) to compare the expressed aspects and describe …

OBJECTIVES: To identify factors influencing the place of death among home palliative
cancer care patients, focusing on the role of nurses in terms of pre-and post-discharge from …

BACKGROUND: Caring for a family member who has advanced cancer and is nearing the
end of their life comes with a slew of concerns and obstacles for the caregiver. A thorough …