TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - End-of-Life Care Attitudes, Values, and Practices Among Health Care Workers
JO  - American journal of hospice and palliative medicine
A1  - Goel, A.
A1  - Chhabra, G.
A1  - Weijma, R.
A1  - Solari, M.
A1  - Thornton, S.
A1  - Achondo, B.
A1  - Pruthi, S.
A1  - Gupta, V.
A1  - Kalantri, S.P.
A1  - Ramavat, A.S.
A1  - Kalra, O.P.
SP  - 139
EP  - 147
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - This study aims to ascertain attitudes of health care workers on end-of-life care (EOLC) issues and to highlight the disparity that exists in countries with different backgrounds. <br><br>METHODS: It is a cross-sectional questionnaire survey across heterogeneous health care providers in India, Chile, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands using an indigenously prepared questionnaire considering regional variations, covering different areas of EOLC. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 109 participants, 68 (62.4%) felt that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be done selectively, 25 (22.9%) had come in contact with at least 1 patientwho had asked themtohasten death, and 36 (33%) felt that trainingwas insufficient toprepare themfor skills in issues ofEOLC.<br><br>CONCLUSION:To avoid cumbersomethrough well-meant interventions, it is important that the caregiving team is aware of the patient's own wishes with respect to EOLC issues. © The Author(s) 2013.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-9091
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049909113479440
ID  - ref1
ER  -