Assessing quality of life in palliative care
Joint Authors
Yunus, Nasir Muwaffaq
Ahmad, Mahmud Muhammad
Abd al-Salam, Rafah Raid
Source
Issue
Vol. 43, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2021), pp.594-596, 3 p.
Publisher
King Hamad University Hospital
Publication Date
2021-09-30
Country of Publication
Bahrain
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background: Patients with palliative care concerns must be admitted to the hospital because they unable to be handled at home or due to a lack of competent family care.
Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to assess the QoL of patients receiving hospice care.
Materials and Method: Throughout the study period (1-12-2020), the descriptive study design proved beneficial in achieving the study's aims (25-2-2021).
A possibility (simple random sample) of (N=135) patients, (47) male and (88) female from Teaching Hospitals in the Mosul city.
Results: According to the data, nearly half of the patients (59%) had poor awareness about palliative care, only 29 (21.5 percent) had high knowledge, while 47 (34.8 percent) had fair knowledge.
Conclusion: According to the study's findings, patients in Iraq are unaware of hospice care.
This article stresses the importance of creating hospice care services and there is a poor quality of life with regard to hospice care.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yunus, Nasir Muwaffaq& Ahmad, Mahmud Muhammad& Abd al-Salam, Rafah Raid. 2021. Assessing quality of life in palliative care. Bahrain Medical Bulletin،Vol. 43, no. 3, pp.594-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1447256
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yunus, Nasir Muwaffaq…[et al.]. Assessing quality of life in palliative care. Bahrain Medical Bulletin Vol. 43, no. 3 (Sep. 2021), pp.594-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1447256
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yunus, Nasir Muwaffaq& Ahmad, Mahmud Muhammad& Abd al-Salam, Rafah Raid. Assessing quality of life in palliative care. Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2021. Vol. 43, no. 3, pp.594-596.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1447256
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 596
Record ID
BIM-1447256