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ArticleInternational journal of community based nursing and midwifery2018

Educational Needs on Palliative Care for Cancer Patients in Iran: A SWOT Analysis.

Mojgan Ansari, Maryam Rassouli, Mohamad Esmaiel Akbari, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Ali Akbari Sari

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Article in International journal of community based nursing and midwifery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mojgan AnsariDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam RassouliDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohamad Esmaiel AkbariCancer Research Centre, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abbas AbbaszadehDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Akbari SariDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Tehran · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBy acceptance of palliative care as a part of health system of each country and due to increasing prevalence of cancer, special focus on stakeholder's educational needs is of vital importance so that palliative care services are improved and the quality of life of patients is enhanced. This study was conducted to explore the educational needs of stakeholders of palliative care for cancer patients in Iran.

methodsThis qualitative study with 20 semi-structured interviews was conducted from August 2016 to February 2017 in Shohadaye Tajrish and Emam Khomeini Hospitals of Tehran. Participants were selected through purposive sampling and included cancer patients and their family caregivers as well as healthcare providers, experts and policy-makers. The data were analyzed through Conventional Content Analysis of Landman and Graneheim using MAXQDA10 software. Statements of each main category of the study were summarized in SWOT categorizes.

resultA total of 546 codes were extracted from the analysis of the interviews and four main categories and four subcategories were identified. The four main identified categories included:

conclusionMeeting the educational needs of the stakeholders of palliative care requires policy-makers to identify the factors leading to strategies that are based on the use of opportunities, the removal of weaknesses, and coping with the threats to which the organization is faced.

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Educational needs assessmentIranPalliative care

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