Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study from Bihar, India

Nair, Mohit; Kumar, Pragya; Mahajan, Raman; Harshana, Amit; Kurup, Karishma Krishna; Moreto-Planas, Laura

doi:10.1177/0825859720946514

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“…In the present study, nursing profession was identi ed as a predicting variable for attitude. In line with the results obtained in a study, it was found that nurses had a positive attitude towards palliative care and end-stage care [38], and another study also showed that physicians were less inclined to provide palliative care [30]. Due to the nature of their profession, nurses have a major role and the most communication with patients and their families, and are responsible for providing most of the services in the health sector.…”

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“…In the present study, female gender was mentioned as a predictor of the variable of attitude. Although no study has found a relationship between gender and knowledge of and attitudes towards palliative care [20,21,24,30,31,33], female caregivers appear to be more inclined to provide palliative care and end-of-life care. Gender affects the quality of this type of care [34].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Although some studies have suggested that there is no relationship either between age and the attitude toward palliative care [23], or between age and the knowledge of palliative care [13,24], some other studies have shown that older health care providers have a better attitude [28] and younger health care providers have a more negative attitude towards palliative care [22,29]. Moreover, the results of some studies con rm the relationship between age and palliative care knowledge [23,30,31]. In general, it can be concluded that an individual's age affects his/her ability to receive information, and with age, the ability to receive and analyze information increases, which is associated with the development of physical and cognitive functions.…”

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“…This tool is scored as correct or incorrect, where each correct answer has one point, and each incorrect one has none. Items 2,3,4,5,6,10,12,17,23,28,30 are reverse scored, i.e. the wrong answer has one point, and the correct answer, none.…”

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Factors Related to Nurses and Physicians’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care

Ashrafizadeh

Mojen

Barasteh

et al. 2021

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Background With the increase of the elderly population, the need for palliative care has increased, which is one of the requirements of effective palliative care services, sufficient knowledge and positive attitude of nurses and physicians towards this care approach. The aim of this study was to determine the factors related to the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and physicians about palliative care. Methods This descriptive correlational study was performed in 2021 on 277 nurses and physicians working in selected teaching hospitals in Iran who were selected by convenience sampling method. The data collection tool was an online and researcher-made questionnaire consisting of three sections: demographics and occupation, knowledge (30 items) and attitude (37 items) that were designed and validated in the present study. To analyze the data, spss-v24 software was used for descriptive statistics tests (means and frequency tables) and inferential tests (correlation and univariate regression). Results The mean scores of knowledge and attitude of care providers were 19.36 ± 2.73 and 140.90 11 11.56, respectively. There was a positive relationship between knowledge and attitude variables (P-value = 0.000, r = 0.378). Meaning of relationship between the mean score of attitude and knowledge with age ranges of 31-60 and 60-51 years, level of education, workplace, work experience in palliative care, need for formal education in palliative care and need to pass palliative care course there was. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, the level of knowledge and attitude of palliative care providers was moderate. Therefore, in order to further promote the knowledge and attitude of nurses and physicians, it is recommended to hold theoretical and practical training courses in the form of skill and retraining courses, reviewing the curricula of general medicine and bachelor's degree in nursing.

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Factors Related to Nurses and Physicians’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care

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Mojen

Barasteh

et al. 2021

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“…In the present study, female gender was mentioned as a predictor of the variable of attitude. Although no study has found a relationship between gender and knowledge of and attitudes towards palliative care (16,17,(25)(26)(27)(28), female caregivers appear to be more inclined to provide palliative care and end-of-life care. Gender affects the quality of this type of care (29).…”

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Factors Related to Nurses and Physicians’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care

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Background: Changes in the course of diseases, their treatment, and care provision result in the need for a specific type of care known as palliative care. Medical staff’s knowledge and awareness of palliative care is important in this regard. Objectives: This study aims to examine the caregivers’ knowledge and awareness of palliative care and to determine the related predictors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 277 subjects were selected from among the caregivers working in the selected teaching hospitals in Iran through non-randomized sampling method. The subjects were asked to fill the online questionnaire which consisted of 3 sections including demographic data, knowledge, and attitude toward palliative care. Descriptive, inferential statistics, correlation and regression analyses were performed. Results: The mean scores of care providers’ attitude and knowledge were 140.90 ± 11.56 and 19.36 ± 2.73 respectively. There was a significant relationships between some variables such as working place, education level, age, palliative care-related working experience, and the necessity to pass training courses and the mean scores of attitude and knowledge. Conclusions: Since palliative care providers’ level of knowledge and attitude were reported to be moderate, training courses at different levels in the form of clinical courses should be offered with the aim of improving care providers’ skills and scientific abilities. It is essential to include the related topics in the curricula of academic programs.

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Exploring the awareness, knowledge and perceptions of palliative care at end-of-life in a Canadian population

Patel

Koppikar

Spoozak

et al. 2023

Progress in Palliative Care

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study from Bihar, India

Cited by 8 publications

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Factors Related to Nurses and Physicians’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care

Factors Related to Nurses and Physicians’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care

Factors Related to Nurses and Physicians’ Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Palliative Care

Exploring the awareness, knowledge and perceptions of palliative care at end-of-life in a Canadian population

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