Physicians and Hospice Care: Attitudes, Knowledge, and Referrals
| Autor: | Karen S. Ogle, Gwen Wyatt, Brian Mavis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Adult
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel MEDLINE Health knowledge Health Services Accessibility Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Practice Patterns Physicians' Referral and Consultation General Nursing Hospice care Response rate (survey) Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Public health Mail survey General Medicine Middle Aged Identified patient Outreach Hospice Care Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Family medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Palliative Medicine. 5:85-92 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7740 1096-6218 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/10966210252785042 |
| Popis: | Underutilization of hospice care continues to be a public health issue in the United States. Physician barriers related to incorrect knowledge and unfavorable attitudes have been hypothesized as part of the explanation. We conducted a mail survey of 264 area physicians, obtaining a response rate of 72% (n = 190). The survey examined attitudes toward, knowledge about, and perceptions of benefits and barriers to hospice care. Physicians demonstrated very positive attitudes toward hospice. They had correct knowledge about some aspects of hospice, but were uncertain about correct answers on the majority of items. They had erroneous knowledge on few items. Physicians perceived many benefits to hospice care, and identified patient and family readiness as the major barriers to earlier hospice referrals. Demographic and practice variables were related to responses on few of the survey items. These findings have many implications for outreach strategies for physicians as well as future research. |
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