Impact of pain and palliative care services on patients

Santha, Sunil D.

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“…8 Global mortality is predicted to rise by between 14% and 42% from 2002 to 2030 9 with many deaths following a period of progressive chronic illness increasing demand for palliative care. 10 In many countries palliative care is provided in hospices or hospice programs.…”

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Volunteers in Specialist Palliative Care: A Survey of Adult Services in the United Kingdom

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Sampson

et al. 2014

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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Background: Worldwide, the demand for specialist palliative care is increasing but funding is limited. The role of volunteers is underresearched, although their contribution reduces costs significantly. Understanding what volunteers do is vital to ensure services develop appropriately to meet the challenges faced by providers of palliative care. Objective: The study's objective is to describe current involvement of volunteers with direct patient/family contact in U.K. specialist palliative care. Design: An online survey was sent to 290 U.K. adult hospices and specialist palliative care services involving volunteers covering service characteristics, involvement and numbers of volunteers, settings in which they are involved, extent of involvement in care services, specific activities undertaken in each setting, and use of professional skills. Results: The survey had a 67% response rate. Volunteers were most commonly involved in day care and bereavement services. They entirely ran some complementary therapy, beauty therapy/hairdressing, and pastoral/faith-based care services, and were involved in a wide range of activities, including sitting with dying patients. Conclusions: This comprehensive survey of volunteer activity in U.K. specialist palliative care provides an upto-date picture of volunteer involvement in direct contact with patients and their families, such as providing emotional care, and the extent of their involvement in day and bereavement services. Further research could focus on exploring their involvement in bereavement care.

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Volunteers in Specialist Palliative Care: A Survey of Adult Services in the United Kingdom

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Sampson

et al. 2014

Journal of Palliative Medicine

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“…Thus we had a final list of 90 articles for our analysis. [1112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100]…”

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An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011

Kumar¹,

Sisodia²

2013

Indian J Palliat Care

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Context:Indian Journal of Palliative Care (IJPC) provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary evidence base for an evidence-informed clinical decision making.Aims:To analyze the levels of evidence of articles published in IJPC in the years 2010-2011.Settings and Design:Systematic review of palliative care journals.Materials and Methods:Systematic review of articles was done and was scored according to Center for Evidence-Based Medicine levels of evidence into any of the five grades. The articles were categorized based upon article type, number of authors, study approach, age focus, population focus, disease focus, goals of care, domains of care, models of care, and year of publication.Statistical Analysis Used:All descriptive analysis was done using frequencies and percentiles, and association between all categorical variables was done using Chi-square test at 95% confidence interval (CI) using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 for Windows (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL).Results:There was a greater prevalence of low level evidence (level 4: n = 46, 51%; level 5: n = 35, 39%) among the 90 selected articles, and article type (original articles with higher level of evidence, P = 0.000), article approach (analytical studies with higher level of evidence, P = 0.000), domains of palliative care (practice-related studies with higher level of evidence, P = 0.000) and models of care (biological or psychosocial model with higher level of evidence, P = 0.044) had a significant association with the grade of levels of evidence. Association with other factors was not statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusions:The levels of research evidence for palliative care provided by articles published in IJPC were predominantly level 4 and level 5, and there is scope for more high quality evidence to inform palliative care decisions in the developing countries.

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“…This model has evolved as a unique one in its operation by addressing various physical and psychosocial needs of the patients (Koshy, 2009). The current body of evidence underlines the efficacy of the community-based palliative model in improving the quality of life and symptom management and in providing psychosocial services (Banerjee, 2009;Dongre, Rajendran, Kumar, & Deshmukh, 2012;Thayyil & Cherumanalil, 2012;Santha, 2011).…”

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What determines the sustainability of community‐based palliative care operations? Perspectives of the social work professionals

Azeez¹,

Selvi²

2019

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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The palliative care services are least operational in India with exception to the State of Kerala where the movement is widespread. Kerala's model of palliative care is known for its community‐based approach and efforts in universalizing the access. This model is unique in the domains of sustainability and mode of interventions. Cognate to the palliative care interventions worldwide, social workers play a crucial role in the service delivery of palliative care interventions in Kerala too. In this context, the present study attempted to explore the determinants of sustainable community‐based palliative care operations from the perspectives of professional social workers. The study adopted a descriptive qualitative research design using an in‐depth interview method. Interviews were conducted with 12 professional social workers engaged in community‐based palliative care delivery in the northern and central region of Kerala, India. The interviews were audio‐taped, transcribed, and further analyzed applying thematic analysis method. Five major themes, holistic care, community participation, volunteerism, resource mobilization, and socio‐political environment, were emerged from the data manifesting as the determinants of successful palliative care interventions. The result of the study has implications for the policymakers, public health professionals, and social workers who are involved in the development of similar models.

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Impact of pain and palliative care services on patients

Cited by 12 publications

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Volunteers in Specialist Palliative Care: A Survey of Adult Services in the United Kingdom

Volunteers in Specialist Palliative Care: A Survey of Adult Services in the United Kingdom

An exploratory analysis of levels of evidence for articles published in Indian journal of palliative care in the years 2010-2011

What determines the sustainability of community‐based palliative care operations? Perspectives of the social work professionals

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