ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019
Integrated primary palliative care model; facilitators and challenges of primary care/family physicians providing community-based palliative care.
Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Facilitators and barriers primary care physicians face in providing palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Primary palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the evidence for models and outcomes.Palliative medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Palliative care models in primary health care system of India: a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Mapping end-of-life care in India: a scoping review to identify gaps in policy, practice, and psychosocial support.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Experiences of healthcare professionals providing palliative care in home settings - a scoping review.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Integrating palliative care into primary healthcare systems: Advocacy efforts, milestones and challenges in Asia.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2024Article
- Cancer care and economic burden-A narrative review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionPatients with advanced cancer often suffer from complex symptoms necessitating constant supervision and management. Primary care/family physicians act as an important bridge between the patients in the community and the specialists in the hospital ensuring continuity of care. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe present paper explored the facilitators and challenges in providing home-based palliative care as perceived by the primary care/family physicians (PCP/FP).
results62 physicians reported that they were involved in palliative management of at least one cancer patient in the previous year. A significant number of GPs (34%) lacked confidence in providing this care because of patient complexity, inadequate training and insufficient resources. Other barriers included poor communication from specialists and treating teams. Factors facilitating provision of home-based palliative care included their willingness to help palliative care patients, their inclination to train in palliative care and enthusiasm to refer to guidelines while caring for patients.
conclusionIt is explicit in the paper that resources with respect to information sharing and communication, technical support and training are essential to empower the PCP/FP in providing community-based palliative care.
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