What is it about?
An analysis of palliative care services offered at the homes of patients, by 7 organizations, in different locations of India.
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Why is it important?
Several families in India prefer to care for their terminally-ill patients at home, for cultural and economical reasons. Some palliative care organizations offer a formal model of care, including elements that could be adapted into the country’s public healthcare system, thereby enabling expansion of services to many more suffering. This article analyses the home-based model offered by seven leading organizations.
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Enabling quality home-based palliative care to all citizens of India is a personal quest, following an experience in my own family. The analysis in this article is an attempt to understand best practices in the home-based palliative care model.
Aneka Paul
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
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This page is a summary of: The Toll Death Takes: A Glimpse Into Home-Based Palliative Care Provision in India, Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, October 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1044389418808742.
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