Open AccessAssessment of Knowledge and Associated Factors towards Palliative Care among Greek Nurses
Author(s) -
Μαρία Καλογεροπούλου,
Vikia Evanthia,
Kostagiolas A. Petros,
Dimitris Niakas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of social science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2375-9747
pISSN - 2332-5534
DOI - 10.22158/wjssr.v3n3p381
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , nursing
Nurses can have a prominent role in end-of-life care. They should however have the appropriate knowledge and practice about Palliative Care (PC) in order to provide high quality of care at the end of life of for chronically sick patients.Methods: A cross sectional quantitative study and analysis was carried through a validated questionnaire tool based on the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN). The study included 150 nurses working in a major public hospital in Greece.Results: T he majority of nurses in Greece had poor knowledge about PC reaching a 8.9 PCQN overall score out of 20. The findings from this study confirmed the association of gender, age, work experience and level of education on nurses’ knowledge about PC.Conclusions: There is a lack of proper training and there are very fewhealthcare units specializing in PC provision in Greece. Special programs for PC are required inorder to enhance nurses’ knowledge and attitude towards good PC practices.