Open AccessAttitudes and knowledge of Iranian nurses about hospice care
Author(s) -
Saber Azami-Aghdash,
Hossein Jabbari,
Fariba Bakhshian,
Leila Shafaei,
Soheyla Shafaei,
Kasra Kolahdouzan,
Mohammad Mohseni
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.156505
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , hospice care , family medicine , health care , service (business) , quality of life (healthcare) , test (biology) , palliative care , paleontology , economy , economics , biology , economic growth
Due to expansion of chronic diseases and increase of health care costs, there is a need for planning and delivering hospice care for patients in their final stages of life in Iran. The aim of the present study is to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of nurses about delivering hospice care for End of Life (EOL) patients.