The aim of this review is to evaluate the current status concerning attitudes, beliefs and/or
practices of patients, family members, health professionals and/or caregivers regarding truth …

Importance Navigating requests from parents or family caregivers not to disclose poor
prognosis to seriously ill children can be challenging, especially when the requests seem …

Background To provide quality care at the end of life or for chronically sick patients, nurses
must have good knowledge, attitude and practice about palliative care (PC). In Ethiopia PC …

Background: Palliative care (PC) is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients
and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness through the …

Aims: The objective of this paper was to assess the knowledge about palliative care
amongst nursing professionals using the palliative care knowledge test (PCKT). Settings …

ABSTRACT The Middle Eastern population is aging rapidly, and as aging is the main risk
factor for cancer, the incidence and prevalence of that disease are increasing among all the …

This study assessed the knowledge and attitude toward palliative care for the elderly among
health professionals in a tertiary geriatric hospital in Vietnam and explored their …

Background: Nurses are the element of the palliative care team who spend the most time
with patients. Nurses' attitudes toward palliative care affect their behaviour toward their …

The increase in life expectancy has led to a growth in the number of people in need of
palliative care. Health professionals must possess appropriate knowledge and skills. This …

Objective: This review aims at gaining a broad overview of national approaches about
Palliative care (PC) implementation into health care systems in countries that have PC …