Survey and analysis on the current status of behavioral practice among palliative care teams in Guangzhou
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.07.18
- VernacularTitle:广州市安宁疗护团队执业行为现状调查分析
- Author:
Xiaodan LIU
1
;
Tao LIU
2
,
3
Author Information
1. School of Health Management， Guangzhou Medical University， Guangzhou 511400，China
2. ：
3. School of Marxismt， Guangzhou Medical University， Guangzhou 511400， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
palliative care;
palliative care teams;
behavioral practice
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(7):929-936
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the current status of behavior practices among palliative care teams in Guangzhou and analyze the related influencing factors. MethodsThe convenience sampling method was used to select 450 workers from various medical institutions in Guangzhou， mainly from departments treating patients in the terminal stages of diseases， from April to August 2024. A survey was conducted on their palliative care knowledge， attitudes， self-efficacy， environment， and behavioral practices. Results427 valid questionnaires were collected with an effective recovery rate of 94.9%. The average scoring rates for behavioral practices among palliative care workers were 70.71%. The highest scoring item is“establishing a good relationship between medical staff and family members，”while the lowest scoring one is“actively recommending end-of-life care medical institutions to terminally ill patients and their families.”Practitioners with postgraduate and above， serving 1 to 10 terminally ill patients， willing to engage in palliative care services， and always sharing palliative care experience with others had better behavioral practice. Self-efficacy and environment scores can independently explain 17.9% of the total variation in the practice behavior of the hospice care team. ConclusionThe behavioral practices of palliative care teams in Guangzhou was at a moderate level. Self-efficacy and environment play an important role in promoting palliative care behavior， and there are differences in the behavior of practitioners with different characteristics. It is necessary to strengthen education and training， create a good working environment， and improve the self-efficacy of service personnel to enhance the overall professional ability of the team and the quality of palliative care services
