Public awareness and knowledge of palliative care in Jordan.

IF 0.7 Q4 NURSING

International Journal of Palliative Nursing Pub Date : 2023-06-02 DOI:10.12968/ijpn.2023.29.6.264

Amaleid Y Abuelzeet, Ruqayya Zeilani, Elham H Othman

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Abstract

Background: Public perceptions of palliative care (PC) are crucial to enhance access to PC services and foster a sense of control over health decisions for people at the end of life.

Purpose: To assess public knowledge of PC in Jordan.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional design with a stratified self-administered sample of 430 Jordanian citizens from all sectors in Jordan was used. Participants filled out the Palliative Care Knowledge Scale questionnaire. Data were analysed using IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences Statistics; descriptive, t-test, analysis of variance and regression test.

Results: The mean score on the 13-item Palliative Care Knowledge Scale was 3.51±4.71 (out of 13). This indicates a low level of knowledge about PC among participants; 78.6% (n=338) of the participants had not heard about PC. Participants who worked in health fields, had post-graduate degrees and a high income showed higher awareness of PC than others in the study. Most participants learnt about PC from family members.

Conclusion: There is a lack of knowledge of palliative care in Jordanian public society. There is a crucial need to raise public awareness, and implement educational interventions to improve public awareness about palliative care.

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约旦公众对姑息治疗的认识和知识。

背景:公众对姑息治疗(PC)的看法对于提高姑息治疗服务的可及性和培养对生命末期人们健康决策的控制感至关重要。目的:评估约旦公众对PC的认知。方法:采用描述性横断面设计，对来自约旦各行各业的430名约旦公民进行分层自我管理样本。参与者填写了缓和医疗知识量表问卷。使用IBM社会科学统计软件包对数据进行分析;描述性、t检验、方差分析和回归检验。结果:姑息治疗知识量表共13项，平均得分为3.51±4.71分(满分13分)。这表明参与者的PC知识水平较低;78.6% (n=338)的参与者没有听说过PC。在卫生领域工作、拥有研究生学位和高收入的参与者比研究中的其他人表现出更高的个人电脑意识。大部分参加者是向家人学习电脑知识。结论:约旦公众缺乏对姑息治疗的认识。迫切需要提高公众意识，并实施教育干预措施，以提高公众对姑息治疗的认识。

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International Journal of Palliative Nursing NURSING-

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1.20

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： Since its launch in 1995, International Journal of Palliative Nursing (IJPN) has been committed to promoting excellence in palliative and hospice care. It is now established as the leading journal for nurses working in this most demanding profession, covering all aspects of palliative care nursing in a way which is intelligent, helpful and accessible, and so useful in daily practice. The aim of IJPN is to provide nurses with essential information to help them deliver the best possible care and support for their patients. Each issue contains an unparalleled range of peer-reviewed clinical, professional and educational articles, as well as helpful and informative information on practical, legal and policy issues of importance to all palliative nurses.