Table 3 Patient Responses to Palliative Care Knowledge Scale Questions
From: The level of knowledge about palliative care in Iranian patients with cancer
Items | False | True | Correct response |
|---|---|---|---|
A goal of palliative care is to address any psychological issues brought up by serious illness | 47 (45.6%) | 56 (54.40%) | yes |
Stress from serious illness can be addressed by palliative care | 37 (35.9%) | 66 (64.1%) | yes |
Palliative care can help people manage the side effects of their medical treatment | 48 (46.6%) | 55 (53.3%) | yes |
When people receive palliative care, they must give up their other doctor | 16 (15.5%) | 87 (84.5%) | no |
Palliative care is exclusively for people who are in the last six months of life | 29 (28.2%) | 74 (71.8%) | no |
Palliative care is specifically for people with cancer | 16 (15.5%) | 87 (84.5%) | no |
People must be in the hospital to receive palliative care | 42 (40.8%) | 61 (59.2%) | no |
Palliative care is designed specifically for older adults | 75 (72.8%) | 28 (27.2%) | no |
Palliative care is a team-based approach to care | 30 (29.1%) | 73 (70.9%) | yes |
A goal of palliative care is to help people better understand their treatment options | 50 (48.5%) | 53 (51.4%) | yes |
Palliative care encourages people to stop treatments aimed at curing their illness | 30 (29.1%) | 73 (70.9%) | no |
A goal of palliative care is to improve a person’s ability to participate in daily activities | 51 (49.5%) | 52 (50.5%) | yes |
Palliative care helps the whole family cope with a serious illness | 49 (47.5%) | 54 (52.4%) | yes |