Trial reportPatient education and counseling2017
Improving patient knowledge of palliative care: A randomized controlled intervention study.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The evidence supporting educational videos for patients and caregivers receiving hospice and palliative care: A systematic review.Patient education and counseling · 2020Pooled it
- Control Conditions That Are Neither Usual Care Nor No Treatment in Randomized Trials of Psychoeducational Palliative Care Interventions: A Systematic Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of a psychoeducational intervention to improve caregiver knowledge and attitudes toward palliative cancer care.Patient education and counseling · 2025Trial
- Clinician- and Patient-Directed Communication Strategies for Patients With Cancer at High Mortality Risk: A Cluster Randomized Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Increasing Readiness for Early Integrated Palliative Oncology Care: Development and Initial Evaluation of the EMPOWER 2 Intervention.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2021Trial
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- Healthcare providers' awareness, perceptions and experiences in integrating palliative care for women with HIV and cancer in Nigeria: a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Clinician Perspectives on Virtual Specialty Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Illnesses.Journal of palliative medicine · 2024Article
- Animal-Assisted Therapy in palliative care: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators to palliative care for patients with non-curable cancer in Colombia: perspectives of allied health and social care professionals.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- The level of knowledge about palliative care in Iranian patients with cancer.BMC palliative care · 2022Article
- Chinese physicians' perceptions of palliative care integration for advanced cancer patients: a qualitative analysis at a tertiary hospital in Changsha, China.BMC medical ethics · 2022Article
- Stigma about palliative care: origins and solutions.Ecancermedicalscience · 2022Article
- Predictors of Palliative Care Knowledge: Findings from the Health Information National Trends Survey.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2021Article
- Geographic Variation in Knowledge of Palliative Care Among US Adults: Findings From 2018 Health Information National Trends Survey.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2021Article
- Prognostic Awareness, Disease and Palliative Understanding Among Caregivers of Patients With Dementia.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2020Article
- Knowledge and Myths about Palliative Care among the General Public and Health Care Professionals in Portugal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Development and Validation of the Palliative Care Attitudes Scale (PCAS-9): A Measure of Patient Attitudes Toward Palliative Care.Journal of pain and symptom management · 2020Article
- What do family caregivers know about palliative care? Results from a national survey.Palliative & supportive care · 2019Article
- Identifying Palliative Care Needs Among Older Adults in Nonclinical Settings.The American journal of hospice & palliative care · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine if laypersons' knowledge about palliative care can improve with a brief education intervention.
methods152 adults were recruited to participate in a web-based randomized intervention trial that followed a 2 (content)×2 (format) between-subjects design. Groups received either a video intervention, an information page intervention, a video control, or an information page control. An ANCOVA with contrast coding of two factors was utilized to assess if knowledge, as measured by the Palliative Care Knowledge Scale (PaCKS), increased post intervention.
resultsThere was a significant difference between intervention group means and control group means on PaCKS scores from T1 to T2 F(1, 139)=11.10, p=0.00, η
conclusionsThis study demonstrates that an information page and a brief video can improve knowledge of palliative care in laypersons. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Self-administered educational interventions could be made available in diverse settings in order to reach patients and their families who may benefit from but are unaware of palliative care. Interventions more intensive than the one tested in this study might result in even more significant improvements in knowledge.
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