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Community-based palliative care during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Atreya, Shrikant; Kumar, Raman; Salins, Naveen.
  • Atreya S; Department of Palliative Care and Psycho-Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
  • Kumar R; Academy of Family Physicians of India, New Delhi, India.
  • Salins N; Department of Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Family Med Prim Care ; 9(7): 3169-3175, 2020 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-890557
ABSTRACT
Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) has usurped human peace and mobility. Since December 2019, the virus has claimed the lives of 87,816 people across the globe as of April 9, 2020 with India reporting a high case fatality of 3.4%. Among the vulnerable population, elderly people, and patients with comorbidities such as diabetes, chronic life-threatening illnesses, such as COPD and advanced malignancies are susceptible to COVID-19 infection and may have poor clinical outcomes. Considering the imbalance in demand and supply of healthcare resources, initiating palliative care will be essential to alleviate the suffering of such patients. The current paper deliberates on the following aspects of palliative care delivery in the community; the need for palliative care in a pandemic crisis, the role of telemedicine in palliative care delivery in the community, the vital role of a family physician in providing primary palliative care in the community and a "wholistic" community palliative care package to serve the needy in the community.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Family Med Prim Care Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jfmpc.jfmpc_1144_20

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Family Med Prim Care Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Jfmpc.jfmpc_1144_20