Planning training seminars in palliative care: a cross-sectional survey on the preferences of general practitioners and nurses in Austria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training in palliative care is frequently requested by health care professionals. However, little is known in detail about the subject matters and the educational preferences of physicians and staff or assistant nurses in this field.

Methods

All 897 registered GPs and all 933 registered home care nurses in the district of Steiermark/Austria were sent postal questionnaires.

Results

Results from 546 (30%) respondents revealed that GPs prefer evening courses and weekend seminars, whereas staff and assistant nurses prefer one-day courses. Multidisciplinary sessions are preferred by almost 80% of all professional groups. GPs preferred multi disciplinary groups most frequently when addressing psychosocial needs (88.8%) and ethical questions (85.8%). Staff and ass

SUBMITTER: Becker G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2893516 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature