ReviewIndian journal of palliative care
Essential Elements of Home-based Palliative Care Model: A Rapid Review.
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- Models, components and outcomes of palliative and end-of-life care provided to adults living at home: A systematic umbrella review of reviews.Palliative medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Home-based palliative care provisions in Kerala, India: do government-run and community-owned centers differ in their operations and efficacy?BMC palliative care · 2026Article
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- Maintaining personhood within family life: a qualitative study of home-based palliative care for patients with advanced cancer in urban China.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Exploring Satisfaction and Support Needs of Informal Home Caregivers Using Palliative Care Services: A Mixed-Methods Study from Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2026Article
- Palliative care in patients with brain metastases from breast cancer: a qualitative descriptive study of attitudes, practices, and barriers.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Palliative care conditions managed at home and self-reported challenges experienced by informal home-based caregivers in Rwanda: a qualitative study.BMC palliative care · 2025Article
- Informal Palliative Care at Home: A Focus Group Study Among Professionals Working in Palliative Care in Portugal.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bridging the gap and developing a home-based palliative care model for cancer patients.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Preparedness for Caregiving Role and Telehealth Use to Provide Informal Palliative Home Care in Portugal: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Spiritual Care through the Lens of Portuguese Palliative Care Professionals: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
The need for palliative care is increasing due to the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and some communicable diseases. Chronic illnesses demand patient-centred care that focuses on the patient's individual healthcare needs. Palliative care improves the patients' and caregivers' quality of life by providing pain and symptom relief through a holistic approach after the disease is diagnosed. Though there are various models followed in different countries, home-based palliative care is preferred by patients who wish to stay close to their loved ones at their end of life. For providing home-based care, there are certainly important elements that have to be taken care of before planning the implementation because every country has its own healthcare needs, system, and context. India is a developing country where isolated Palliative Care is practiced, hence the situation demands the need of addressing the essential elements that can be included in the protocol of home-based palliative care to enhance the quality of care. Therefore, this study aims to identify a few elements needed to provide home-based palliative care in the Indian context. A rapid review was conducted where seven studies were included that mentioned the elements of home-based palliative care. The electronic databases searched were MedLine, PubMed, and Cochrane databases of systematic reviews. The review was carried out over a period of 8 weeks in June and July 2022. Seven common essential themes were identified; (i) inter-sectoral and inter-professional cooperation, (ii) trust and safety, (iii) holistic management, (iv) non-academic palliative care, (v) spiritual care, (vi) support to caregivers, and (vii) funding and financial support. Our review of effective palliative care models explicates the essential elements for quality home-based care for patients with a terminal illness. The application of the elements must be relevant to the local context due to the huge diversity of the country.
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