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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of a care intervention on the knowledge of, attitudes toward, intention to provide, and initiation of hospice care among caregivers of terminally ill patients with the eight major non-cancer diseases. METHODS: A two-group pre-post-test randomized intervention design was adopted. The intervention group received the SHARE model intervention. The SHARE intervention was implemented once a week for 6 weeks, with each session lasting 20-60 min. RESULTS: The intervention and control groups differed significantly in mean post-test scores for knowledge of hospice care (t = -4.973, p = .00) and intentions to provide hospice care (t = -2.424, p = .02). In the intervention group, pre- and post-test scores differed significantly for knowledge of hospice care (t = -6.201, p = .000), attitudes toward hospice care (t = -2.848, p = .008), and intentions to provide hospice care (t = -2.781, p = .009). CONCLUSIONS: The SHARE intervention improved knowledge of hospice care, intentions to provide, and initiation of hospice care among the caregivers of terminally ill patients with non-cancer diseases.
