Self-assessed palliative care competence of healthcare professionals in a Finnish university hospital: A mixed methods study
Leena Vuolteenaho, Minna Hökkä, Eeva Rahko, Tarja Pölkki, Mira Rajala · 2026
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Leena Vuolteenaho and co-authors report a 2026 study of how well health workers in a Finnish hospital rate their own end-of-life care skills. Need for such care is growing, yet past studies show gaps in staff skill. Good care near the end of life can raise quality of life and cut costs.
One hundred staff took part in 2024. They rated their skills on a 30-item tool built for the study. The team used counts and group checks, plus open answers sorted by theme. The aim was to find which skill areas are weakest, so training can target them first.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Leena Vuolteenaho, Minna Hökkä, Eeva Rahko, Tarja Pölkki, Mira Rajala |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 76 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |