RT Journal Article
T1 Physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge in palliative care: multidimensional regression models
A1 Martín-Martín, Jaime
A1 López García, Mónica
A1 Medina-Abellán, María Dolores
A1 Beltrán-Aroca, Cristina María
A1 Martín-de-las-Heras, Stella
A1 Rubio-Lamia, Leticia Olga
A1 Pérez Cárceles, María Dolores
K1 Tratamiento paliativo
K1 Cuidados terminales
AB 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 study aimed to assess knowledge in palliative care through the Palliative Care Knowledge Test Spanish Version (PCKT-SV)®. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted in 40 primary care health services. A total of 600 PCKT-SV questionnaires were distributed among health professionals; 561 of them (226 nurses and 335 physicians) were properly filled up. Sociodemographic information, education, and work experience were also recorded. A total of 34.41% of the nurses and 67.40% of the physicians showed good or excellent knowledge of palliative care. Physicians’ scores for pain, dyspnea, and psychiatric disorders were higher than those of the nurses. Nurses scored significantly better in philosophy. Professionals with continuous training in palliative care showed a higher level of knowledge. Age and work experience of physicians and undergraduate training in nurses had significant weight in knowledge. Developing continuous training and enhancing undergraduate training in palliative care will lead to improved patient care at the end of life.
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28676
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28676
LA eng
NO Martín-Martín, J.; López-García, M.; Medina-Abellán, M.D.; Beltrán-Aroca, C.M.; Martín-de-las-Heras, S.; Rubio, L.; Pérez-Cárceles, M.D. Physicians’ and Nurses’ Knowledge in Palliative Care: Multidimensional Regression Models. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5031
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026