ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 245
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Cross-sectional study on self-reported knowledge, attitudes
and practices on end-of-life care of residents-in-training in
Ospital ng Makati (Philippines)
Dr Lois Eunice Gonzales-Roque, Arabelle Coleen Ofina
Ospital ng Makati
Background
The Ospital ng Makati is a tertiary government hospital that is currently on its birthing phase of
establishing the palliative foundation in the hospital in terms of the handling of terminally ill and dying
patients by providing them quality of life while in the hospital and, if still possible, to assist the family in
the transition to home care.
Objective
The objective was to determine the baseline knowledge, attitude and practices of the resident
physicians who are undergoing training in the Ospital ng Makati.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted among the resident physicians of Ospital ng Makati to
know the knowledge, attitude and practices with regards to the assessment of their end-of-life care
understanding. A self-administered validated questionnaire was distributed among the participants
from a previous study done by Pamplona that was utilised to facilitate the survey.
Results
A total of 65 people took part in the study, with a median age of 20 to 39 years old. The majority of
the participants were female (40%) and Roman Catholic (60; 92.3%). The Department of Pediatrics
had a significant number of participants (24.6%). The University of the East Ramon Magsaysay
Memorial Medical Center had a significant number of participants (13; 20%). The majority (25; 38.5%)
of respondents are generally first years. The total of 65 respondents resulted to overall response rate of
56.5%.
Conclusion
The findings demonstrated that knowledge, attitudes and practices related to palliative care were
identified through this cross-sectional report. Interestingly, even though the majority of the participants
had no prior exposure or rotation to palliative and hospice care and demonstrated a lack of
understanding of the notion of palliative and hospice medicine, they had an appropriate understanding
of palliative medicine in general.
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