新西兰人对姑息治疗和临终关怀服务的了解。
New Zealanders' knowledge of palliative care and hospice services.
作者信息
MacLeod Rod D, Thompson Rachel, Fisher John W, Mayo Kris, Newman Nathan W, Wilson Donna M
机构信息
Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
出版信息
N Z Med J. 2012 Jan 20;125(1348):51-60.
AIM
This project investigated New Zealanders' views about palliative care and local hospice services.
METHOD
A representative population-based sample of 1011 New Zealanders completed an online survey.
RESULTS
The age, gender, and geographic region of the 1011 participants were broadly representative of the New Zealand population. Varying awareness of hospice services and palliative care were displayed among respondents, with age and gender influencing awareness.
CONCLUSIONS
There was a reasonably good understanding of the concept of palliative care. However, participants could not always identify local hospices, with younger people and males more unaware of accessible hospice services. Low levels of understanding point to the need for continued public education so that the holistic nature of palliative care is understood and accessible hospice services are sought when required.
目的
本项目调查了新西兰人对姑息治疗和当地临终关怀服务的看法。
方法
以1011名新西兰人作为具有代表性的基于人群的样本，完成了一项在线调查。
结果
1011名参与者的年龄、性别和地理区域广泛代表了新西兰人口。受访者对临终关怀服务和姑息治疗的认知程度各不相同，年龄和性别影响认知。
结论
对姑息治疗的概念有相当不错的理解。然而，参与者并不总能识别出当地的临终关怀机构，年轻人和男性对可获得的临终关怀服务了解较少。认知水平较低表明需要持续开展公众教育，以便人们理解姑息治疗的整体性质，并在需要时寻求可获得的临终关怀服务。
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