The Relationship between & #8220;Self-Care Ability & #8221; and Psychological Changes among Hemodialysis Patients
Conclusions: Hemodialysis patients can experience both positive and negative psychological changes. Self-care ability is associated with reductions in negative psychological problems and increases in positive psychological changes. Health-care providers can, therefore, help hemodialysis patients to improve their psychological conditions by making plans for improving self-care abilities. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - August 28, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Fatemeh Sadeghpour Mehdi Heidarzadeh Farzad Kohi Reza Asadi Masoomeh Aghamohammadi-Kalkhoran Faeze Abbasi Source Type: research
Effectiveness of a breathing training program on quality of life in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease: A randomized controlled trial
Conclusions: Breathing training program improves QOL in patients with predialysis CKD. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - August 28, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Lasara Kharbteng Monaliza Vivek Kumar Sukhpal Kaur Sandhya Ghai Source Type: research
Legislation for end-of-life care in India: Reflections on 5 years of the end-of-life care in India taskforce journey
Roop Gursahani, Srinagesh Simha, Raj K ManiIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(3):269-270 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - August 28, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Roop Gursahani Srinagesh Simha Raj K Mani Source Type: research
True heroes of COVID-19 battle & #8211; Our nightingales
Varsha Francis, Ashish GuliaIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):184-185 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Varsha Francis Ashish Gulia Source Type: research
Considerations for palliative intervention procedures in the COVID pandemic
Sapna Singla, Abhishek Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):183-184 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Sapna Singla Abhishek Kumar Rakesh Kumar Sharma Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
Palliative care for COVID-19: Let Us be Prepared & #8230;
Megha Pruthi, Gaurav ChananaIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):181-183 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Megha Pruthi Gaurav Chanana Source Type: research
COVID-19 pandemic prompts changes to pain and palliative care at home
Poonam Kumari, Amarjeet Kumar, Chandni Sinha, Ajeet KumarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):180-181 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Poonam Kumari Amarjeet Kumar Chandni Sinha Ajeet Kumar Source Type: research
Telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experience at Bahrain oncology centre, Bahrain
Shiv Pratap Singh Rana, Elias FadelIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):179-180 (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Shiv Pratap Singh Rana Elias Fadel Source Type: research
Integration of telemedicine for home-based end-of-life care in advanced cancer patients during nationwide lockdown: A case series
Swagata Biswas, Shreya Das Adhikari, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):176-178
Dignified death is a basic human right that has been widely overlooked in countries like India. During nationwide lockdown, it is extremely challenging to provide quality end-of-life care (EOLC) to all patients with a poor system for dignified death. Telemedicine, whose feasibility for community-based EOLC in rural settings has already been established, was a useful tool for us to overcome these barriers. Adding a widely used smartphone-based application for video calls along with voice calls and text messages made th...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Swagata Biswas Shreya Das Adhikari Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
COVID-19-Positive report posing a delay in treatment course in a middle-aged metastatic neuroendocrine tumor patient
V Krishnapriya, Puneet Rathore, Sanjeev Kumar, Shweta, Alice Thankachan, Nengneivah Haokip, Saurabh Vig, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):173-175
The COVID-19 outbreak is an unexpected challenge to all areas of health-care delivery, including cancer centers. The novel coronavirus is known to affect individuals in all age groups, especially patients with multiple comorbidities. A nationwide lockdown has restricted the routine patient care, with health-care services focusing mainly on emergency services and COVID patient management. These restrictions in health services may delay the treatments o...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: V Krishnapriya Puneet Rathore Sanjeev Kumar Shweta Alice Thankachan Nengneivah Haokip Saurabh Vig Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
A Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Institutional Isolation during the COVID Pandemic: A Multifaceted Responsibility
Puneet Rathore, Sanjeev Kumar, Shweta, Neha Singh, V Krishnapriya, Alice Thankachan, Nengneivah Haokip, Shweta Bhopale, Brajesh Kumar Ratre, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):170-172
The occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused big challenges in medical communities due to its unpredictable and uncertain nature. It leads to a great deal of physical and psychological concerns. It is more prone to patients with comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus and also to immune-compromised patients such as cancer patients. Children are no exception. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) ...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Puneet Rathore Sanjeev Kumar Shweta Neha Singh V Krishnapriya Alice Thankachan Nengneivah Haokip Shweta Bhopale Brajesh Kumar Ratre Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
Psychosocial burdens of a renal transplant recipient with COVID-19
Nengneivah Haokip, Puneet Rathore, Sanjeev Kumar, Shweta, V Krishnapriya, Alice Thankachan, Anitha Swamy, Anuja Pandit, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):168-169
The impact of COVID-19 on transplant recipients is yet to be fully understood. Apart from the physical implications, little has been discussed regarding the psychosocial burden it exerts on the already chronically ill patients. Here, we discuss a case of a 40-year-old male who received kidney transplantation 2 years ago and has tested positive for COVID-19. At the time of admission, he presented with mild symptoms and subsequently devel...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Nengneivah Haokip Puneet Rathore Sanjeev Kumar Shweta V Krishnapriya Alice Thankachan Anitha Swamy Anuja Pandit Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
Challenging concerns of transgender community amidst COVID-19
Alice Thankachan, Puneet Rathore, Sanjeev Kumar, Shweta, V Krishnapriya, Nengneivah Haokip, Sushma Bhatnagar, Shweta BhopaleIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):166-167
A 30-year-old transgender woman was admitted to the dedicated COVID hospital. She presented with mild symptoms and had various psychosocial insecurities, which remained unattended on reaching our health-care facility. From being left alone by her peers, lack of proper deliverance of information, and the stigma attached to the gender issues made her anxious and fearful. Although there are studies showing the prevalence of psychosocial burden in tran...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Alice Thankachan Puneet Rathore Sanjeev Kumar Shweta V Krishnapriya Nengneivah Haokip Sushma Bhatnagar Shweta Bhopale Source Type: research
Multiple caregiving role with the novel challenge of COVID-19 pandemic: A crisis situation
We present the journey of a caregiver of cancer survivor who had played multiple care giving roles for the past 10 years. With the added challenge of the pandemic the caregiver faced severe psychological distress concerning his caregiving role. This was addressed to a large extend with counseling and empathy. Communication is an important measure to relieve the distress and address the complexities faced by caregivers. (Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care)
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abhity Gulia Seema Mishra Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
Anger and Distress of a Curable Gastric Carcinoma Patient Becoming Incurable: A Dilemma of a Pandemic
Abhity Gulia, Prateek Sharma, Sushma BhatnagarIndian Journal of Palliative Care 2020 26(5):160-162
A pandemic is a time of great distress for cancer patients with a heightened risk of infection along with fear of disease progression occurring from postponement of therapy. Our patient who was initially diagnosed early and was awaiting surgery was suddenly terrified when her surgery got postponed due to the pandemic. To add to her distress was the disease progression which left her wondering that what went wrong on her part that she was in such a situation. The dilemma of the present situation is that an already stretched s...
Source: Indian Journal of Palliative Care - June 29, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Authors: Abhity Gulia Prateek Sharma Sushma Bhatnagar Source Type: research
