Challenges Encountered by Healthcare Providers during Home Visits for Palliative Care Patients- Ft. Dr Priyanga, Dr Rajalakshmi

Written By :  Dr. Nandita Mohan
Written By :  Dr Rajalakshmi M
Written By :  Dr Priyanga D
Published On 2024-04-23 05:00 GMT   |   Update On 2024-05-10 11:14 GMT
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Worldwide, every year, an estimated 56.8 million people need palliative care. Only 14% of needed people globally receive palliative care needed. A recent qualitative study published in the Indian Journal of palliative care published by Scientific Scholar aimed to explore the various difficulties faced by Junior Residents, auxiliary nurse and midwife (ANM) and medical social workers (MSWs) during the home visits of palliative care patients and to address those difficulties in future visits.

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The study was conducted in peripheral institutions such as the Rural Health Training Centre and the Urban Health Training Centre among Junior Residents, ANMs and MSWs who had provided palliative care for the patients, which helped to identify the difficulties faced by healthcare providers and to plan for solutions in future palliative home care visits.

Medical Dialogues team interacted with the lead authors of the research, Dr Priyanga 
and Dr. Rajalakshmi 
from the Department of Community Medicine, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry
They provided insights on the following- 
1. What is the state of Palliative Care in the country and how has the field of expertise evolved in the past decade?
2. What are the major challenges that Healthcare Providers face in offering Palliative Care, especially during home visits?
3. What are the techniques involved in the study and what plans are being made on developing such a study on a much larger scale and larger database?
4. What is the state of approach of family members of the patients who are receiving Palliative treatment and how healthcare providers coordinate with them for the best outcome of the care?
5. How was the experience with publishing with IJPC? How has this journal contributed to this sensitive clinical field over the years?
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