Open AccessHome-based palliative services under two local self-government institutions of Kerala, India: An assessment of compliance with policy and guidelines to local self-government institutions
Author(s) -
Rajeev Jayalakshmi,
Chatterjee Chopra Suhita
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.197947
Subject(s) - palliative care , service delivery framework , government (linguistics) , medicine , nursing , local government , population , public administration , public relations , service (business) , business , political science , environmental health , linguistics , philosophy , marketing
In contrast to India's poor performance in palliative and end-of-life care, the state of Kerala has gained considerable attention for its palliative care (PC) policy. This study tried to understand the structure, organization, and delivery of the program currently offered to the rural population, and its conformity to the state's PC policy and guidelines for Local Self-government Institutions (LSGIs).