QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING STANDARD ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN KERALA: EXPLORING THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PAIN

George, Prema Naittee and M P, Ganesh (2018) QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING STANDARD ONCOLOGY AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN KERALA: EXPLORING THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND PAIN. Masters thesis, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad.

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Abstract

This chapter aims to draw knowledge from the existing literature. An effort is made towards summarizing the empirical knowledge from the different studies conducted in the field and to gain theoretical understanding from the books and journals available in the area. The primary focus of the review was on Palliative care, initiatives of palliative care in India, the Kerala model of palliative care, psycho social impacts of cancer on patients and care givers, and finally the quality of life of cancer patients and their care givers. The literature for review were collected from different databases and were sorted based on the title and abstracts.

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IITH Creators:	IITH Creators ORCiD M P, Ganesh UNSPECIFIED
Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	Social sciences
Divisions:	Department of Liberal Arts
Depositing User:	Team Library
Date Deposited:	18 Jul 2018 06:42
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2018 06:42
URI:	http://raiithold.iith.ac.in/id/eprint/4280
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