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| Physician attitudes toward palliative care at a community teaching hospital | | Author(s) | Jamshid Alaeddini, Kell Julliard, Ashish Shah |
| Journal title | The Hospice Journal, vol 15, no 2, 2000 |
| Pages | pp 67-86 |
| Source | Haworth Document Delivery Service, Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580, USA. |
| Keywords | Pain ; Terminal care ; Attitude ; Doctors ; Teaching hospitals ; Quantitative studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In this US study, physicians' attitudes and opinions about palliative care and its implementation were explored by four focus groups comprising attending physicians conducted by a professional facilitator at a community teaching hospital. Audiotapes of the groups were carefully transcribed and analysed according to rigorous qualitative methodology. Physicians perceived palliative care and pain control as important. Problems they perceived were a lack of education for physicians, residents, other health care professionals and the general public; a lack of hospital support systems to implement palliative care appropriately; and a lack of knowledge and support regarding legal considerations. They believed that a palliative care unit was a reasonable tool to overcome many obstacles to good end-of-life care. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-001122205 A |
| Classmark | CT7: LV: DP: QT2: V6: 3DQ: 7T |
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