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    P1.02 - Advocacy (Not CME Accredited Session) (ID 934)

    • Event: WCLC 2018
    • Type: Poster Viewing in the Exhibit Hall
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    • Presentations: 2
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    • Coordinates: 9/24/2018, 16:45 - 18:00, Exhibit Hall
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      P1.02-07 - The Role of Volunteers in Quality Palliative Care Delivery for Advance Lung Cancer (ID 11864)

      16:45 - 18:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Aditya Manna

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      Background

      Here in India most of the cancer patient including lung cancer patient die a sad death of neglect due to lack of awareness about palliative care and low economic level. Surveys in India show that two third of cancer patient do not get proper care during the terminal phase of their life. Palliative care through volunteers can make a significant difference in this respect. To identify and try to solve, to the extent possible, the main difficulties in giving palliative care to the terminal cancer patients of the area. And evaluate the impact of volunteer’s direct care of palliative patients and their families.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      Feedback from patients and their relatives regarding the palliative care they receive from nursing home and from volunteers and compare the two. Also feedback from volunteers regarding their positive and negative experience while delivering palliative care service. Then evaluate the data to compare and improve the quality of service.

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      We carried out two studies. One study was undertaken in nursing home palliative care and another was in home setting by volunteers. Both studies were in adult palliative care services. Since January 2015, 496 cases were studied to enquire about their experience in both home based care and nursing home care. Both the studies fulfilled our quality appraisal criteria. One found that those families and patients who received home visits from volunteers were significantly more satisfied. The study highlighted the value of the role of volunteers in better satisfaction of patients and their families.

      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      Further research is needed to evaluate the role of volunteers in palliative care and how it can be delivered appropriately and effectively. We also wish to compare our findings with similar studies elsewhere.

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      P1.02-08 - Hope for People Living with Metastatic Lung Cancer (ID 11855)

      16:45 - 18:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Aditya Manna

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      Background

      As in any developing countries state of West Bengal in India has a huge burden of metastatic lung cancer patients in advanced stage coming from rural area where awareness regarding the usefulness of palliative care in rather poor. Our goal is to give a pain free good quality of life in these advanced stage lung cancer patients. Objective of this study is to identify the main difficulties in achieving the above goal in a rural village setting in India.

      a9ded1e5ce5d75814730bb4caaf49419 Method

      Advanced lung cancer patients in need of palliative care in various villages in of rural India were selected for this study. Their symptoms and managements in that rural surroundings were evaluated by an NGO (under the guidance of a senior palliative care specialist) working in that area. An attempt was made to identify the main obstacles in getting proper palliative care in a rural setting.

      4c3880bb027f159e801041b1021e88e8 Result

      Pain, fatigue, respiratory distress are the main symptoms effecting these patients. In most patients pain and other symptoms control were grossly inadequate due to lack of properly trained manpower in the rural India. However regular homecare visits by a group of social workers were of immense help in the last few months of life. NGO team was well guided by a palliative care specialist.

      8eea62084ca7e541d918e823422bd82e Conclusion

      There is a wide gap of trained manpower in this filled in rural areas of India. Dedicated groups from rural area itself need encouragement, repeated home visit, awareness built up, proper training to home care giver, so that difficult symptoms can be managed locally along with necessary social and psychological support to these patients.

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