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Belgen Kaygisiz, Beliz; Ergin, Gülbin; Kurbonboyev, Aluvuddin; Alptug, Beraat – International Online Journal of Primary Education, 2019
Palliative care services have not been developed in Northern Cyprus despite the increased incidence of cancer cases in recent years. The aim of this study is to measure the level of knowledge of the people living in country on palliative care services by conducting an awareness research. People who reside in Northern Cyprus have been surveyed via…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cancer, Death, Pain
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Ayed, Ahmad; Sayej, Sumaya; Harazneh, Lubna; Fashafsheh, Imad; Eqtait, Faeda – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
Background: Palliative care (PC) is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification, impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems like physical, psychosocial and…
Descriptors: Nurses, Health Services, Knowledge Level, Case Studies
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Tanjasiri, Sora Park; Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie; Foo, Mary Anne; Chao, Maichew; Linayao-Putman, Irene; Nguyen, John; Pirumyan, Georgi; Valdez, Annalyn – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
Cancer is the number one cause of death for Asian American women, yet they have the lowest rates of cancer screening. Contributing factors, particularly for Hmong women, include the lack of culturally and linguistically appropriate educational interventions. This study aimed to develop a culturally and linguistically appropriate intervention to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Education, Hmong People, Cancer