A nationwide survey of healthcare personnel's attitude, knowledge, and interest toward renal supportive care in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Renal supportive care (RSC) is an important option for elderly individuals reaching end-stage renal disease; however, the frequency of RSC practice is very low among Asian countries. We evaluated the attitude, the knowledge, and the preference for specific topics concerning RSC among participants who worked in different medical professions in Taiwan.

Methods

A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was employed. Healthcare personnel (N = 598) who were involved in caring for end-stage renal disease patients at more than 40 facilities in Taiwan participated in this study. Participants were asked about their motivation for learning about RSC, the topics of RSC they were most and least interested in, their willingness to provide RSC, and to rate their knowl

SUBMITTER: Tsai HB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5502085 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature