Sharma Reena
Dept of Palliative Care Field Services, CanSupport, New Delhi, India.
Indian J Palliat Care. 2020 Jun;26(Suppl 1):S56-S57. doi: 10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_148_20. Epub 2020 Jun 30.
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown in India affected all medical services including palliative care and most consultations were provided remotely through phone or video calls. During this period CanSupport also switched to tele-consultations for the safety of its patients and staff.
Some patients still needed home visits so CanSupport developed need-based criteria in order to continue providing palliative homecare to those who suffered the most.
CanSupport's homecare teams visited 847 patients during the lockdown decided by the criteria developed. Majority of the visits were for supplying morphine and other medications followed by patients with severe pain and those requiring procedures.
If guidelines and safety measures are followed, home visits are possible in the present environment.
新冠疫情及印度随后实施的封锁影响了包括姑息治疗在内的所有医疗服务，大多数会诊通过电话或视频通话远程进行。在此期间，为保障患者和工作人员的安全，“关爱支持”组织（CanSupport）也转向了远程会诊。
一些患者仍需要家访，因此“关爱支持”组织制定了基于需求的标准，以便继续为受影响最严重的患者提供姑息家庭护理。
在封锁期间，“关爱支持”组织的家庭护理团队依据制定的标准探访了847名患者。大多数探访是为了提供吗啡和其他药物，其次是探访剧痛患者和需要进行医疗程序的患者。
如果遵循指导方针和安全措施，在当前环境下进行家访是可行的。
