Palyatif Bakım Çalışanlarının Hasta Beslenmesindeki Etkinliği

Abstract

Objective:It is important to evaluate the nutrition of patients in palliative care centers. Most patients are unrecognized and lacking treatment, as there is no consensus on ways to scan, diagnose, treat and follow the malnutrition, and the lack of adequate awareness and training of healthcare professionals. This study aims to evaluate the approaches and awareness of healthcare professionals in Turkey who support nutrition in Palliative Care Centers.
 Material Method: A survey, prepared by researchers, conducted to assess the effectiveness of healthcare professionals in patient nutrition, was conducted on a virtual basis in all healthcare professionals who were fully employed, accessible and volunteered with palliative care patients. The data was evaluated through descriptive and analyzing statistical methods. 
 Findings: The average age of the 105 medical professionals who participated in our study was 36.4±9.3 (25-59), of whom 68 (64.8%) were women and 37 (35.2%) were men. Sixty-seven (63.8%) of the participants, most of whom were physicians, were specialists, 30 (28.6%) were assistants and general practitioners, and 8 (7.6%) were nurses. When asked how many of their patients they started feding products, 38 people (36.2%) said, with 41-60%. If you think you've got enough recognition of nutritional content, there were 28 people who said yes (26.7%), 30 people who said no (28.6%), and 47 people (44.8%) who said sometimes. When asked what they considered the most when planning a feeding product, 95 people (90.5%) said that they cared about the patient's request, compared to the calories and content of the product.
 Discussion: Our study found that participants were largely absent from knowledge and awareness, and observed differences in patient attitudes. Most participants require neutral education and continuity in order to have awareness.