Open AccessPalliative care interventions from a social work perspective and the challenges faced by patients and caregivers during COVID-19
Author(s) -
Prajakta Dhavale,
Akhila Koparkar,
Prakash Fernandes
Publication year - 2020
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/ijpc.ijpc_149_20
Subject(s) - distress , psychological intervention , palliative care , grief , medicine , nursing , perspective (graphical) , social isolation , exploratory research , isolation (microbiology) , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , sociology , artificial intelligence , computer science , anthropology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The aim of this article is to describe the range of challenges faced by both patients and caregivers during the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also seeks to describe the nature of interventions provided by the social work team to address these challenges. In addition, it aims to highlight the lessons that can be learnt in supporting families on palliative care in such unique disaster situations.