| Autor: |
Hui-Chun Ku, Shih-Yi Lee, Chih-Hao Chen, Yueh-Hsiu Ho, Wen-Han Chang, Julie Hua-Ying Tai, Yuen-Liang Lai, Ching-Ping Hsu, Chung-Lieh Hung, Fang-Ju Sun, Gwo Che Huang, Shou-Chuan Shih, Chien-Liang Wu |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Gerontology, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 98-102 (2015) |
| ISSN: |
1873-9598 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.ijge.2015.05.007 |
| Popis: |
Background: The present study aimed to explore the attitude and knowledge toward hospice palliative care among medical caregivers in Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among medical staff attending a hospice palliative care conference. Results: Overall, 163 of 232 questionnaires were valid. Based on the results, 54.9% of opinions on who has the right to sign a Hospice Palliative Care Declaration for an autonomous patient was consistent with the Taiwan Hospice Palliative Care Article; 91.4% of opinions on whether a life-sustaining therapy has been authorized to withhold was consistent with the article, compared with only 28.3% of opinions on whether a life-sustaining therapy has been authorized to withdraw. The capability of medical staff to provide these three procedures was varied (Cochran's Q = 121.150, p 32.5 years (odds ratio = 0.41; 95% confidence interval, 0.22–0.90; p 9 years (odds ratio = 0.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.27–0.97; p |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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