HealthCare-Related Quality of Life and Lived Existential Experiences among Young Adults Diagnosed with Cancer: A Mixed-Method Study
Conclusion: From this study, we concluded that quality of life of young adult cancer patients were affected badly in terms of physical, social, symptomatically, and financially. It may also help to plan ahead by patients as well as health professionals to improve the patient's quality of life. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - January 27, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: C Vasantha Kalyani Suresh K Sharma K Kusum KJ Lijumol Source Type: research
Prescription pattern of drugs used for neuropathic pain and adherence to NeuPSIG guidelines in cancer
Conclusion: The most commonly used drugs in the treatment of CRNP were pregabalin and amitriptyline. Most physician partially or did not adhere to the NeuPSIG guideline in the management of CRNP. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - January 27, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Vishal K Singh Yashashri C Shetty Naveen Salins Parmanand Jain Source Type: research
Quality of sleep in patients with cancer: A cross-sectional observational study
Conclusions: The study showed that Indian cancer patients have short sleep duration and poor quality of sleep. A higher prevalence of sleep disturbances was seen among female cancer patients. PSQI questionnaire can be a cost-effective way of screening cancer patients for poor quality of sleep. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - January 27, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Ananth Pai B Sivanandh Karthik Udupa Source Type: research
A randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluating the analgesic effect of salmon calcitonin in refractory bone metastasis pain
This study found a significant reduction in pain after SC calcitonin injection therapy at 14 and 30 days' assessment. No patients in the study group required rescue analgesia after 18 hrs. There was a statistically significant difference in rescue analgesics required between the groups during two days hospitalization. Global health as well as physical and social wellbeing was better at 30 and 90 days in the study group as compared to control group, however it could not reach a statistical significance which may be attributed to the small sample size of the study. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - January 27, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Parmanand N Jain Aparna Chatterjee Source Type: research
Need for palliative care education in India: Can online palliative care education bridge these needs ?
Naveen SalinsIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(1):1-3 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - January 27, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Naveen Salins Source Type: research
Sublingual buprenorphine: A feasible alternative for treating breakthrough chronic pain
Abhijit S Nair, Srinivasa Shyam Prasad Mantha, Kodisharapu Praveen Kumar, Basanth Kumar RayaniIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2019 25(4):595-596 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abhijit S Nair Srinivasa Shyam Prasad Mantha Kodisharapu Praveen Kumar Basanth Kumar Rayani Source Type: research
Lidocaine 5 & #37; patch in localized neuropathic pain
Abhijit S Nair, Srinivasa Shyam Prasad Mantha, Mohammad Azharuddin, Basanth Kumar RayaniIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2019 25(4):594-595 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abhijit S Nair Srinivasa Shyam Prasad Mantha Mohammad Azharuddin Basanth Kumar Rayani Source Type: research
Audio-visual hallucinations in a patient poststem cell transplant
Astha Koolwal Kapoor, G Naresh, Atul Sharma, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2019 25(4):592-593
Tramadol is the most common weak opioid used today. It has unique pharmacology and is notorious for numerous side effects as well as drug interactions. Patients undergoing stem cell transplant are susceptible to polypharmacy as a result of the generous use of antibiotics and symptom management drugs. Here, we describe a case where concurrent use of tramadol and fluconazole can cause hallucinations as a result of drug interaction. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Astha Koolwal Kapoor G Naresh Atul Sharma Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
Current asbestos exposure and future need for palliative care in India
Abhijeet Vasant Jadhav, Nilesh C GawdeIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2019 25(4):587-591
Asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) are incurable but entirely preventable. Due to India's continuing use of asbestos, ARD patients will increase to a high number in the next three to four decades. This will increase the burden on palliative care system which is in nascent stage presently. Palliative care is the mainstay of the management of ARDs. Unfortunately, the burden on palliative care is likely to increase due to multiple factors contributed by India's demographic and economic changes. In the near future, t...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abhijeet Vasant Jadhav Nilesh C Gawde Source Type: research
Principles of management of extremity skeletal metastasis
This article also highlights the role of multidisciplinary involvement in management of extremity skeletal metastasis. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Srinath Gupta Ashish Gulia Vineet Kurisunkal Mishil Parikh Sanjay Gupta Source Type: research
Symptom interference and relation between the domains of quality of life among cancer patients of tertiary care hospital
Conclusion: Cancer patients have poor QOL in physical and psychological domains. QOL of patients is affected by the symptoms suffering during the treatment and diagnosis. Symptoms need to be managed effectively to improve the QOL of cancer patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Malathi G Nayak Anice George YN Shashidhara Baby S Nayak Source Type: research
A cross-sectional web-based survey of medical practitioners in India to assess their knowledge, attitude, prescription practices, and barriers toward opioid analgesic prescriptions
Conclusions: Indian medical practitioners felt the need for formal pain management training. There is a lack of consensus on how to manage the pain using opioid analgesics. Tough regulations on medical and scientific use of opioids are the most commonly reported barrier to prescribing them. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shalini Singh Shiv Prasad Sushma Bhatnagar Rakesh Lal Nandan Choudhary Malvinder Singh Sahi Source Type: research
Cancer pain, anxiety, and depression in admitted patients at a tertiary care hospital: A prospective observational study
Conclusions: There is strong association between the presence and severity of pain and distress symptoms such as anxiety and depression in admitted cancer patients. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Anshika Arora Sunil K Saini Vipul Nautiyal SK Verma Meenu Gupta BP Kalra Mushtaq Ahmad Source Type: research
The city of hope quality of life stoma questionnaire: Malayalam translation and validation
Conclusion: The validation study of Malayalam translation of City of Hope Stoma questionnaire has shown the tool is valid and reliable. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: L Mayadevi BS Geetha Kumary Mira Wagh Sudam Faheem Abdulla Bharat Veerabhadran Madhu Muralee Sajeed Abdul Rahuman Preethi Sarah George K Chandramohan Marcia Grant Source Type: research
End-of-life milieu of critically sick children admitted to a pediatric hospital: A comparative study of survivors versus nonsurvivors
Conclusions: The study offers useful insight about social, financial, and religious “end-of-life” needs among terminally sick children and thereby sensitizes the health-care providers to optimize their care at this niche period. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - October 10, 2019 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Asmita Das Bhavneet Bharti Prahbhjot Malhi Sunit Singhi Source Type: research
