2018-24-1 Archives - Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Editorial

Reflective Practice in Palliative Care

Naveen Salins

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_211_17

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p.1-2

Original Article

Rural Palliative Care in North India: Rapid Evaluation of a Program Using a Realist Mixed Method Approach

Daniel F Munday, Erna Haraldsdottir, Manju Manak, Ann Thyle, Cathy M Ratcliff

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_139_17

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p.3-8

Original Article

Is Every Life Worth Saving: Does Religion and Religious Beliefs Influence Paramedic’s End-of-Life Decision-making? A Prospective Questionnaire-based Investigation

Alexander Leibold, Christoph L Lassen, Nicole Lindenberg, Bernhard M Graf, Christoph HR Wiese

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_128_17

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p.9-15

Commentary

Abhijit Dam

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_149_17

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p.15-16

Original Article

A Retrospective Study of End-of-life Care Decisions in the Critically Ill in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Yi Lin Lee, Yee Yian Ong, Sze Ying Thong, Shin Yi Ng

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_81_17

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p.17-24

Original Article

Patients with End-stage Oncologic and Nononcologic Disease in Emergency Service of an Urban Tertiary Hospital

Jose P Amado, Rolando Vasquez, Roberto W Huari, Andrea S Sucari, Teodoro J Oscanoa

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_108_17

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p.25-27

Original Article

Comparison of Two Intervention Strategies on Prevention of Bedsores among the Bedridden Patients: A Quasi Experimental Community-based Trial

Sukhpal Kaur, Amarjeet Singh, Manoj K Tewari, Tejinder Kaur

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_60_17

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p.28-34

Original Article

Prevalence and Severity of Sleep Disturbances among Patients with Early Breast Cancer

Rami Fakih, Mahmoud Rahal, Lara Hilal, Lana Hamieh, Mohammed Dany, Simone Karam, Latifa Shehab, Nagi S El Saghir, Arafat Tfayli, Ziad Salem, Hazem Assi, Sally Temraz, Ali Shamseddine, Deborah Mukherji

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_137_17

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p.35-38

Original Article

Hypnotic Intervention for Unexplained Dizziness in Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Preliminary Retrospective Observation Study

Hideaki Hasuo, Kenji Kanbara, Mikihiko Fukunaga, Naoko Yunoki

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_165_17

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p.39-43

Original Article

Prevalence and Intensity of Dyspnea in Advanced Cancer and its Impact on Quality of Life

Anuja Damani, Arunangshu Ghoshal, Naveen Salins, Jayita Deodhar, MaryAnn Muckaden

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_114_17

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p.44-50

Original Article

Palliative Care Policy Analysis in Iran: A Conceptual Model

Mojgan Ansari, Maryam Rassouli, Mohhamad Esmaiel Akbari, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Ali Akbarisari

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_142_17

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p.51-57

Original Article

Intranasal Ketamine for the Management of Incidental Pain during Wound Dressing in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study

Nivedita Page, Vivek Nirabhawane

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_143_17

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p.58-60

Original Article

Benefit or Harm? A Study on Impact of Collusion on the Quality of Life among Palliative Care Patients

Anju Victor, Carolin Elizabeth George, Leeberk Raja Inbaraj, Gift Norman

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_111_17

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p.61-66

Original Article

Validation of Malayalam Version of National Comprehensive Cancer Network Distress Thermometer and its Feasibility in Oncology Patients

MS Biji, Sampada Dessai, N Sindhu, Sithara Aravind, B Satheesan

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_160_17

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p.67-71

Original Article

Assessment of Psychological Distress and its Effect on Quality of Life and Social Functioning in Cancer Patients

Gunaseelan Karunanithi, Rapole Pragna Sagar, Aswin Joy, Parthasarathy Vedasoundaram

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_104_17

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p.72-77

Original Article

“Personified as Paragon of Suffering…… Optimistic Being of Achieving Normalcy:” A Conceptual Model Derived from Qualitative Research

Shalini G Nayak, Mamatha Shivananda Pai, Linu Sara George

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_140_17

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p.78-81

Original Article

Anxiety and Depression: A Cross-sectional Survey among Parents of Children with Cancer

Azad Rahmani, Arman Azadi, Vahid Pakpour, Safieh Faghani, Ebrahim Ali Afsari

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_141_17

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p.82-85

Original Article

Effectiveness of the Certificate Course in Essentials of Palliative Care Program on the Knowledge in Palliative Care among the Participants: A Cross-sectional Interventional Study

Sushma Bhatnagar, Anuradha Patel

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_116_17

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p.86-92

Original Article

Aspiring Pain Practitioners in India: Assessing Challenges and Building Opportunities

Sushma Bhatnagar, Anuradha Patel, Srinivasa N Raja

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_148_17

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p.93-97

Original Article

Empowering Nurses in Providing Palliative Care to Cancer Patients: Action Research Study

Fariba Taleghani, Mohsen Shahriari, Nasrollah Alimohammadi

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_64_17

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p.98-103

Systematic Review

Quality of Life of patients with chronic kidney disease in Iran: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Bahareh Ghiasi, Diana Sarokhani, Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi, Kourosh Sayehmiri, Mohammad Hossein Heidari

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_146_17

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p.104-111

Case Report

Ultrasound-Guided Real-Time Pterygopalatine Block for Analgesia in an Oral Cancer Patient

Nishkarsh Gupta, Rohini Dattatri, Sachidanand Jee Bharati, Sushma Bhatnagar

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_150_17

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p.112-114

Case Report

Intravenous Lignocaine Infusion for Intractable Pain in Ewing’s Sarcoma

Nivedita Page

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_125_17

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p.115-116

Letters to Editor

Beware! Reduced Functional Capacity and Quality of Life with Increased Fatigue Level among the Breast Cancer Survivors Undergoing Chemotherapy in India

S Ramachandran, Selvaraj Sudhakar, Fousiya Thaslim, S Veena Kirthika, K Padmanabhan, Asir John Samuel

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_170_17

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p.117-118

Letters to Editor

Ziconotide: Indications, Adverse Effects, and Limitations in Managing Refractory Chronic Pain

Abhijit S. Nair, Anne Poornachand, Praveen Kumar Kodisharapu

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_113_17

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p.118-119

Letters to Editor

Volunteers in Palliative Care: An Experience in South Australia

Chandragupta Pavaskar

DOI: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_192_17

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