Introduction:The need for care and palliative care increased with the prolongation of mean life expectancy. One of the most frequently observed symptoms in palliative care is pressure ulcers. We aimed to measure the knowledge levels of caregivers serving hospitalized patients in the palliative care service and to investigate their relationship with socio-demographic characteristics, especially the knowledge levels.Methods: This study enrolled 109 people providing care to patients who received inpatient palliative care between November 1 and December 31, 2018. A questionnaire including questions about socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge about pressure ulcers was administered. The pressure ulcer status of the patients was evaluated by a physician. Results:The mean age of the caregivers was 49.49 ± 10.91 years . The mean knowledge level of the participants was 70.09 ± 18.58%.The minimum score was 0, and the maximum score was 100. It was found that 62.4% of the caregivers received information about pressure ulcers in the past, 30.3% of them didn't receive any information about pressure ulcers, and 7.3% received partial information. Conclusion:The knowledge level of the caregivers who were informed about pressure ulcers was significantly higher than those who were not informed (p=0.005). Therefore, we think that continuous education has an essential place in preventing pressure ulcers.

Objective: This study was planned to determine the level of knowledge about breast cancer (BC) and attitudes and practices towards BC in female healthcare providers. Thereby, it was aimed to identify the level of awareness, which is intended to be improved in the community, among female healthcare providers; the topics of failure; attitudes and practices towards screening programs; and factors involved in these areas. Method: The study sample consisted of 266 female healthcare providers. In all participants, a 29-item questionnaire was completed by the face-to-face interview method. The questionnaire included items about sociodemographic characteristics, and level of knowledge, attitudes and practices in BC. Each correct answer was rated as one point while no score was assigned to incorrect answers which were excluded. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 22.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Results: The mean age was 30.29 ± 0.55 years. Of subjects, 47.7% (n=127) were physicians, 48.1% (n=128) were nurses while 4.2% (n=11) were other healthcare providers. Significant differences were found in the level of knowledge according to marital status, educational level and age. Of the factors affecting participation in screening programs, marital status, educational level, age, and duration of a professional career. It was found that the level of knowledge regarding BC was high while the participation rate for screening programs was low among subjects.Conclusion: It was found that knowledge level was high while the participation rate for screening programs were rather low among female healthcare providers. This shows that there should be studies in order to increase the participation of female healthcare providers in screening programs.