Publications
A Multicentric Field Test to Study the Validity and Feasibility of the SHS-tool to Screen for Serious Health-related Suffering in Adult Patients with Cancer
Vallath N, Paul A, Ghoshal A, Sundararaj JJ, Balakrishnan K The 2017 Lancet Commission reports ‘Serious Health-related Suffering’ (SHS) as an abyss in healthcare services. It lists 20 common health conditions and 15 symptoms as commonly associated with SHS. In 2015, 80% of SHS prevalence, an estimated 61 million, was noted as from low-middle-income countries. Acknowledging the high prevalence of SHS in cancer patients and aligning with global efforts to address and alleviate the suffering, the National Cancer Grid of India developed and evaluated the SHS screening tool (SHS-tool).
