Comparing Kerala, India and Cambridge, the UK: a study of doctors’ and nurses’ attitudes towards palliative care: Table 1

Autor: Stephen Barclay, Arjun Kingdon, Michelle Willmott
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 5:468-470
ISSN: 2045-4368
2045-435X
DOI: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000762
Popis: Dear Editor, We have recently undertaken a study comparing doctors’ and nurses’ attitudes towards palliative care in Kerala, India and Cambridge, UK. The two countries have very different social and medical cultures, with differing health services and access to palliative care education that may influence clinicians’ attitudes towards end of life care. Palliative medicine is a young discipline in India: it was only approved as a postgraduate specialty in 2011 and there is no nationwide palliative care policy at present. By contrast, palliative medicine is a well-established specialty in the UK and a standard part of medical and nursing student training. The study sought to compare the attitudes towards palliative care, prioritisation of resources and end-of-life decision-making among doctors and nurses in Kerala, India and Cambridge, UK, and explore the potential for further improvement in services in both localities. A questionnaire using attitudinal statements and four-point Likert scales was developed from previous instruments,1 ,2 and administered to doctors and nurses working in specialist palliative care and generalist settings in India and the UK (Arthur Rank House Hospice and Addenbrooke's Hospital in the UK and the Institute of Palliative Medicine and Little Flower Hospital in India). Sampling was opportunistic. A translation for non-English speaking nurses from Kerala. Of the 99 respondents 48 were from the …
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