{"id":15264,"date":"2025-04-04T14:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15264"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T15:03:34","slug":"compassionate-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/compassionate-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Compassionate Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>WHO Report:<\/strong> Highlights compassion as crucial for improving Primary Health Care (PHC), addressing mental health, and delivering patient-centered care.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>What is Compassion in PHC:<\/strong> Recognizing suffering and acting to alleviate it within essential health services, enhancing care quality, accessibility, and equity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Significance:<\/strong> Compassion combines emotional connection with action, differing from passive sympathy or emotionally draining empathy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mental Health Crisis:<\/strong> High prevalence of mental disorders in India (13.7%), economic loss (USD 1.03 trillion, 2012-2030), and treatment gap (70-92%). Compassion vital for responsive, holistic care.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Inclusive Care:<\/strong> Compassion promotes inclusion for marginalized groups like Dalits, Adivasis, LGBTQ+, and persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Institutionalizing Compassion:<\/strong> Integrate compassion as a measurable dimension of Quality of Care (QoC).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Enhance HWC Capacity:<\/strong> Train health workers in trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and compassionate communication.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Integrate Metrics in Audits:<\/strong> Use patient feedback on compassion in outcome-based health grants.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Reform Curriculum:<\/strong> Introduce modules on compassionate leadership and grief counseling.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mental Health Interventions:<\/strong> Embed empathy training in Tele MANAS. Promote home visits and community dialogue.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Clinical Courage Example:<\/strong> A doctor&#8217;s decision to treat a TB patient with compassion in Rajasthan, where resources are limited, demonstrates courage and the value of focusing on the patient&#8217;s needs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>SWATI model:<\/strong> An NGO trains ASHA workers to support survivors of violence.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Tamil Nadu Disaster Preparedness:<\/strong> The health system in Tamil Nadu has a more structured governance, accountability mechanisms, and proactive disaster response.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Importance of People-centred Healthcare:<\/strong> Focus on empowering people to be responsive in the existing system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHO Report: Highlights compassion as crucial for improving Primary Health Care (PHC), addressing mental health, and delivering patient-centered care. 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