Publications by authors named "Vaishali Sisodia"
Context: Indian Journal of Palliative Care (IJPC) provides a comprehensive multidisciplinary evidence base for an evidence-informed clinical decision making.
Aims: To analyze the levels of evidence of articles published in IJPC in the years 2010-2011.
Settings And Design: Systematic review of palliative care journals.
Evidence-based palliative care: role of palliative care journals.
Indian J Palliat Care
January 2013
Context: Mechanism-based classification (MBC) was established with current evidence and physical therapy (PT) management methods for both cancer and for noncancer pain.
Aims: This study aims to describe the efficacy of MBC-based PT in persons with primary complaints of cancer pain.
Settings And Design: A prospective case series of patients who attended the physiotherapy department of a multispecialty university-affiliated teaching hospital.
Context: Studies have documented that nurses and other health care professionals are inadequately prepared to care for patients in palliative care. Several reasons have been identified including inadequacies in nursing education, absence of curriculum content related to pain management, and knowledge related to pain and palliative care.
Aims: The objective of this paper was to assess the knowledge about palliative care amongst nursing professionals using the palliative care knowledge test (PCKT).
Background: Physiotherapists play an inherent role in the multidisciplinary palliative care team. Existing knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and experiences influence their team participation in palliative care.
Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the changes in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and experiences among student physiotherapists who attended a palliative care training program.