Twenty years of home-based palliative care in Malappuram, Kerala, India: a descriptive study of patients and their care-givers

RR Philip, S Philip, JP Tripathy, A Manima… - BMC palliative …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of caregivers in a home-based palliative care model–A qualitative study

A Paul, E Fernandes - Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Family caregivers are of vital support to patients receiving home-based
palliative care. Aims and Objectives: This study sought to identify and comprehend the …

“Small small interventions, big big roles”- a qualitative study of patient, care-giver and health-care worker experiences of a palliative care programme in Kerala, India

RR Philip, E Venables, A Manima, JP Tripathy… - BMC Palliative Care, 2019 - Springer
Background Home-based palliative care is an essential resource for many communities. We
conducted a qualitative study to explore perceptions of a home-based palliative care …

Barriers, facilitators and recommended strategies for implementing a home-based palliative care intervention in Kolkata, India

S Qanungo, A Calvo-Schimmel… - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Home-based palliative services under two local self-government institutions of Kerala, India: An assessment of compliance with policy and guidelines to local …

R Jayalakshmi, CC Suhita - Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In contrast to India's poor performance in palliative and end-of-life care, the
state of Kerala has gained considerable attention for its palliative care (PC) policy. This …

Home-based palliative care in Kerala, India: the neighbourhood network in palliative care

L Sallnow, S Kumar, M Numpeli - Progress in Palliative Care, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The Neighbourhood Network in Palliative Care (NNPC) is a community-led initiative
aiming to provide home-based palliative care to all those in need in Kerala, south India. It …

CanSupport: a model for home-based palliative care delivery in India

A Yeager, AW LaVigne, A Rajvanshi… - Annals of Palliative …, 2016 - apm.amegroups.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] End-of-life characteristics of the elderly: An assessment of home-based palliative services in two panchayats of Kerala

R Jayalakshmi, SC Chatterjee… - Indian Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Home-based palliative services form the cornerstone of Kerala's palliative
program. However, two issues need research:(a) whether family-homes can be considered …

Joint position statement Indian association of palliative care and academy of family physicians of India–The way forward for developing community-based palliative …

J Jeba, S Atreya, S Chakraborty, N Pease… - Journal of family …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This joint position statement, by the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC)
and Academy of Family Physicians of India (AFPI), proposes to address gaps in palliative …

Evidence on home palliative care: Charting past, present, and future at the Cicely Saunders Institute–WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care, Policy and …

B Gomes, IJ Higginson - Progress in Palliative Care, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
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 …