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An observational study to assess the socioeconomic status and demographic profile of advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care in a tertiary-level cancer hospital of Eastern India
Author(s) -
Gaurav Kumar,
Nibedita Panda,
Rakesh Roy,
Gautam Bhattacharjee
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_72_18
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , medicine , palliative care , observational study , family medicine , social class , population , nursing , environmental health , political science , law
Socioeconomic status (SES) comprises of not just gross income but also educational qualification, financial security and individual perceptions of social status and class. It has been observed that people with low SES have less access and utilization of palliative care services. With this background, this observational study was carried out at SGCCRI to assess and evaluate the SES of patients attending the palliative care department and analyse the major social concerns of patients in the last days of life.

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