Naslov
Knowledge and attitudes towards palliative care - does it affect the communication process

Autori
Brajković, Lovorka

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
6th Geneva Conference on Person-Centered Medicine: Person-centered Health Research, Book of Abstract / - , 2013, 43-43

Skup
6th Geneva Conference on Person-Centered Medicine: Person-centered Health Research

Mjesto i datum
Ženeva, Švicarska, 29.04.2013. - 01.05.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
knowledge ; attitudes ; palliative care

Sažetak
According to the World Health Organization, all patients and their families living with a life-threatening illness should receive consistent, high-quality palliative care to achieve optimal quality of life. Unfortunately, palliative care has not yet been incorporated into the Croatian health system, nor palliative medicine and palliative care is a mandatory subject in colleges. Therefore, we wanted to know what are the attitudes and knowledge of students of psychology, medicine, social work, theology, nursing to palliative care. The results showed that students do not have sufficient knowledge about palliative care, most of the students stated that they do not feel competent to speak to a dying person, whereby students who have met with the dying person and / or have suffered the loss of a close person express a more positive attitude towards palliative care. Based on the obtained results, it is hard to imagine that future professionals in healthcare system are able to establish partnerships with palliative patient. Therefore, before we even start thinking about the education of how to communicate, it is necessary to provide a good education about palliative medicine and palliative care with the goal of breaking down prejudices about palliative patient.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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