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  MA07 - Towards Survivorship: The Landscape, Supports and Barriers (ID 904)

  • Event: WCLC 2018
  • Type: Mini Oral Abstract Session
  • Track: Advocacy
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 9/24/2018, 13:30 - 15:00, Room 205 AC

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    MA07.06 - Telephonic Communication In Palliative Care For Better Management Of Terminal Cancer Patients In Rural India -  An NGO Based Approach.  (ID 11905)

    14:05 - 14:10  |  Presenting Author(s): Nabanita Mandal
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    Background
    

    Due to financial incapability and absence of manpower poor families often fail to carry their advanced cancer patients to the nodal centres. This pilot study will explore whether communication by mobile phone can lessen this burden.

    a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method
    

    Initially a plan was generated regarding management of an advanced cancer patient in a nodal centre at District Head Quarter. Subsequently every two week a trained social worker attached to nodal centre will follow up and give necessary advice and emotional support to the patients and their families through their registered mobile phone number. Patient’s family were also encouraged to communicate with the team by phone in case of fresh complain and urgency in between.

    4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result
    

    Since initiation in January 2017, 210 cancer patients were contacted by mobile phone every two weeks to enquire about their difficulties. In 76% of the situation trained social workers could give necessary advice by phone regarding management of their physical symptoms. Moreover patient’s family were really overwhelmed by the emotional support offered by the team over phone. Only 24% of cancer patients has to attend the nodal centre for expert advice from Palliative Care specialists.

    8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion
    

    This novel approach helped
    * In providing regular physical and emotional support to the patients and their families.

    * In significantly reducing the financial and manpower problems of carrying patients to the nodal units.
    * In improve the quality of life of patients by continuous guidance.

    
    More and more team members can take help of this new strategy for better communication and uninterrupted care.

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