Palliative Care: Perceptions, Experiences, and Attitudes in a Peruvian Neurologic Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The development of palliative care in Peru remains limited, particularly for nononcological services, such as neurology. The goal of this study was to explore attitudes toward and knowledge about palliative and end-of-life care among patients, families, nurses, and doctors in a specialized neurological institute in Lima, Peru.

Materials and methods

We used a mixed methods approach consisting of 78 surveys and 21 qualitative, semistructured interviews that were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

Surveys identified a substantial need for palliative care in the neurological institute (63% of doctors and 77% of nurses reported palliative care needs in >30% of their patients), and for training (82% of doctors and 69% of nurses r

SUBMITTER: Vishnevetsky A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6391604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature