Table 3.
Requirement of palliative care as assessed by different studies.
| Author | Year | Study setting | Study design | Study tool | Study population | Sample size | Percentage of study participants requiring palliative care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morin L et al. | 2011 | 12-country, multicentric study | Retrospective death record based | Death registration data | People who have expired | 4,908,114 | 38%–74% |
| Daya AP et al. | 2013 | Puducherry, India, Community based | Observational | Questionnaire | General population | 3554 | 0.61% |
| Prasad P et al. | 2015 | Puducherry, India, hospital based | Observational | Questionnaire(Need Assessment Tool for Progressive Disease) | Hospital patients | 458 | 10.1% |
| Kane PM et al. | 2015 | Ireland | Retrospective death record based | Death registration data | People who have expired | 141,807 | 80% |
| Elayaperumal S et al. | 2016 | Tamil Nadu, India, community based | Observational | Questionnaire | General population | 7493 | 0.45% |
| Acharya PK et al. | 2017 | Makwanpur, Nepal, community based | Observational | SPICT | General population | 2168 | 3.04% |