Awareness of palliative care by medical personnel and the general public / 医学教育

1) A questionnaire survey was performed concerning at-home palliative care.A total of788responses were received from medical personnel and members of the general public.<BR>2) The results clearly showed that medical personnel had a lower-than-expected awareness of palliative care. However, 25%of the respondents answered that palliative care could be performed in a home-care setting.<BR>3) Further improvements in the education of medical personnel about palliative care are essential to ensure that patients and their families will be offered palliative care.