Open AccessExploring education and training needs in palliative care among family physicians in Mumbai: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Anuja Damani,
Arunangshu Ghoshal,
Manjiri Dighe,
Sunil Dhiliwal,
Maryann Muckaden
Publication year - 2018
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_216_17
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , palliative care , limiting , focus group , nursing , exploratory research , medicine , qualitative research , medical education , psychology , family medicine , mechanical engineering , social science , marketing , sociology , anthropology , engineering , business
Patients with chronic life-limiting conditions on palliative care (PC) prefer to be treated at home. Medical care by family physicians (FPs) reduces demand on costly and busy hospital facilities. Working of PC team in collaboration with FPs is thus helpful in home-based management of patients.