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Caregiver Knowledge About Palliative Care in King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study (2023).
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- Palliative Care Awareness Among Caregivers of Cancer Patients in Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
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Background Understanding palliative care (PC) can hinder access to it. To address this, further research into the factors influencing knowledge and awareness of PC is required to develop effective public health campaigns. This study aimed to estimate the knowledge and awareness of PC among primary family caregivers of patients present to the palliative department at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), in 2023, and to determine the factors affecting the family caregiver's awareness about PC. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 among patients' family caregivers in the palliative department of King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, KSA. The patient was evaluated by palliative service as an inpatient or outpatient presentation. A score, namely "caregivers' general knowledge of palliative care," was used as a study variable. Each of the questions was converted to points and calculated using a simple additive method. The total score was converted to a categorical variable. To discard the null hypothesis, a conventional p-value <0.05 was used. Results The 378 family primary caregivers completed the self-administered questionnaire. The majority (73.8%) were unaware of PC until their family member was admitted to the hospital. The mean score of caregivers' general knowledge is 2.75+0.9, indicating that they have limited knowledge about PC. Age, employment status, relation to the patient, and duration of receiving PC are significantly associated with their knowledge. No associations were found on gender, level of education, and tumor site. Participants aged 26-35 years old (p<0.001), those who are students (p=0.002), who are brother/sister of the patient (p<0.001), and less than one year of PC (p<0.001) significantly related to caregivers' knowledge. Conclusion A low knowledge mean score was found in this study. This indicated that participants had limited knowledge of PC. This study suggested that effective PC education programs and increasing specialized facilities be developed to raise the awareness of both caregivers and patients.
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