Background: Understanding the principles and practice of research by health care
professionals helps to improve the evidence base for palliative care practice and service …

Background The care of palliative patients challenges the health care system in both
quantity and quality. Especially the role of primary care givers needs to be strengthened to …

Background: Palliative care is part of comprehensive family practice; however, many
physicians do not feel confident in the biomedical and psychosocial realms. Although …

Background Palliative care knowledge is essential in primary healthcare due to the
increasing number of patients who require attention in the final stage of their life. Health …

Objectives The purpose of this review is to shed light on the significance of PC and provide a
holistic view outlining both the benefits and existing barriers. Methods A literature search …

Background Globally, residential aged care is a common place to receive palliative care. Yet
70% of the workforce is made up of unregulated health care workers, many of whom have …

Palliative Care Competence Framework Page 1 1 Palliative Care Competence Framework
MEDICINE NURSING MIDWIFERY HEALTH CARE ASSISTANTS SOCIAL WORK SPEECH …

Objectives Previous research has indicated that staff in aged residential care (ARC) may be
unprepared for their role in palliative care provision. The need for palliative care knowledge …

The aims of this study were to assess the palliative care knowledge among nurses in Saudi
Arabia and to identify the demographic factors influencing such knowledge. A convenience …

Objective The aims of the study were to examine a) patients' knowledge of palliative care, b)
patients' expectations and needs when being admitted to a palliative care unit, and c) …