Hasan Mohammed Alkhudairi
General public awareness, knowledge, and beliefs toward palliative care in a Saudi population
King Saud Medical City|King Saud University
objectives public awareness palliative care pc satisfactory twenty countries 2013 include saudi arabia spite global efforts done enhance public awareness pc study conducted evaluate awareness knowledge beliefs saudi adult population pc methods crosssectional design study conducted december 2017 using selfadministered questionnaire survey sent google docs assess saudi general public awareness pc results 1987 3164 628 response rate saudi adults responded survey 603 males mean age 3950 years median 390 years range 1577 years 321 162 respondents reported know pc 454 228 answered heard aware pc total 755 382 believe pc improves quality life sick people 684 344 believe pc reduce physical suffering patients knowledge pc statistically significantly affected gender place residence marital status hand employment higher levels education led better knowledge awareness pc conclusion current study demonstrated knowledge awareness pc still low among surveyed saudis need government advocate institutions functionally devote programs initiatives promote literacy pc general population nongovernmental sectors also participate programs improve knowledge awareness pc