Providing a palliative care service: towards an evidence base

Bosanquet, Nicholas; Salisbury, Chris

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780192629913.001.0001

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“…In line with previous studies in The Netherlands [6,12,18] and other European countries [1,4,8], we found that most questions related to patients treated at home with a (very) short life expectancy. After a period of more than 5 years, the TH receives a still increasing number of questions; this 5-year 'survival' of a consultation service is seen as crucial for success [3]. Few other doctors than GPs and few community nurses consulted the TH.…”

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Telephone consultation in palliative care for cancer patients: 5 years of experience in The Netherlands

Teunissen

Verhagen

Brink

et al. 2006

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Telephone consultation in palliative care for cancer patients: 5 years of experience in The Netherlands

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Brink

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“…Specialist Palliative Care Services began in Australia in the 1980s and developed rapidly [6] into diverse models of care [3]. Palliative care is provided by palliative care specialists (doctors, nurses and other health professionals with special training) as well as family physicians and nurses.…”

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“…Palliative care is provided by palliative care specialists (doctors, nurses and other health professionals with special training) as well as family physicians and nurses. Palliative care is practised in hospitals, hospices and in the home or community-based palliative care [3].…”

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Bereaved cancer carers’ experience of and preference for palliative care

Sekelja

Butow

Tattersall

2009

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“…Family members were empowered as much as possible in order to ensure continuity of treatment. Outpatient treatment with a supportive home care service was adopted as the main mode of operation, in contrast to developed countries, where palliative care is either delivered at home or in the hospital [14]. In 1995, about 40% of patients attending the clinic came from a distance of 50-200 km, which requires several hours of uncomfortable travel on Indian roads.…”

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Palliative Care in Kerala, India: A Model for Resource-Poor Settings

Bollini¹,

Venkateswaran²,

Sureshkumar³

2004

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Background: The need for palliative care is increasing throughout the world. Developing countries are progressively faced with an ageing population, whose changing health needs require urgent action. Insufficient access to care for both cancer and AIDS patients make palliative care the only humane and feasible response in many contexts. Material and Methods: In order to describe the need for palliative care in Kerala and the development of the new palliative care policy, we have collected and reviewed information from government officials, health professionals involved in cancer care, patients and their families, sponsors, and members of palliative care teams across Kerala. We also collected data on the functioning of the newly established palliative care clinics. Results: The Pain and Palliative Care Society developed in a few years a network of 33 palliative care clinics across Kerala, providing care free of charge to patients in need. Outpatient treatment with a supportive home care service was adopted as the main mode of operation. Trained volunteers from the community assisted in providing care, and family members were empowered to the highest degree in order to ensure continuity of treatment. In 2002 the network of clinics saw about 6,000 new patients, about 25% of incident cancer cases. Conclusions: The synergistic effect of motivation and knowledge, coupled with the use of local resources, has made possible the development of a network of palliative care services, available for free to terminally ill patients. The challenge of adapting such a model to other developing countries is discussed.

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Providing a palliative care service: towards an evidence base

Cited by 18 publications

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Telephone consultation in palliative care for cancer patients: 5 years of experience in The Netherlands

Telephone consultation in palliative care for cancer patients: 5 years of experience in The Netherlands

Bereaved cancer carers’ experience of and preference for palliative care

Palliative Care in Kerala, India: A Model for Resource-Poor Settings

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