Knowledge, attitudes and preferences of palliative and end-of-life care among patients with cancer in mainland China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the knowledge and attitudes of patients with cancer of palliative care and their preferences regarding end-of-life care in mainland China.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study was conducted in a tertiary cancer hospital.

Participants

Two hundred forty-seven patients with cancer were recruited and consented to fill out the questionnaires.

Outcome measures

The participants' knowledge and attitudes of palliative care and their preferences of end-of-life care involving place of care, place of death, truth disclosure and treatments during end-of-life were measured.

Results

In total, 239 questionnaires were valid. The vast majority of patients with cancer (81.2%) had never heard about palliative c

SUBMITTER: Cheng Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8479948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature