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Twenty years of home-based palliative care in Malappuram, Kerala, India: a descriptive study of patients and their care-givers | Journal Article / Research | MSF Science Portal
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Twenty years of home-based palliative care in Malappuram, Kerala, India: a descriptive study of patients and their care-givers

Philip RR, Philip S, Tripathy JP, Manima A, Venables E
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Abstract
The well lauded community-based palliative care programme of Kerala, India provides medical and social support, through home-based care, for patients with terminal illness and diseases requiring long-term support. There is, however, limited information on patient characteristics, caregivers and programme performance. This study was carried out to describe: i) the patients enrolled in the programme from 1996 to 2016 and their diagnosis, and ii) the care-giver characteristics and palliative care support from nurses and doctors in a cohort of patients registered during 2013-2015.

Countries

India

Subject Area

palliative care

Languages

English
DOI
10.1186/s12904-018-0278-4
Published Date
14 Feb 2018
PubMed ID
29444688
Journal
BMC Palliative Care
Volume | Issue | Pages
Volume 17, Issue 1
Issue Date
2018-02-14
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