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Exploring nurses' attitudes to, and use of, an online palliative care resource.
Full Abstract
AIM: The internet provides access to information and evidence that can support palliative care practice. This study aims to evaluate the use and utility of a palliative care website with particular regard to its use and issues for nurses. STUDY DETAILS: A survey of online visitors and a postal survey of staff working in palliative care services were conducted; 134 visitors completed the survey and 371 staff in palliative services responded. FINDINGS: Users of the site found the content credible and over 95% would recommend the site to others. Over 90% of specialist palliative care nurses use online resources and half use the CareSearch website. Awareness of the resource was much lower for registered nurses than specialist nurses working in palliative care. CONCLUSION: Understanding attitudes to, and use of, online palliative care resources by nurses working in palliative care services could help to develop these resources to more effectively meet their needs and circumstances.
Author information
Author/s: Tieman, Jennifer (J); Rawlings, Deb (D);
Affiliation: Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia. jennifer.tieman(-atsign-)flinders.edu.au
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: International journal of palliative nursing (Int J Palliat Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2008-Dec; vol 14 (issue 12) : pp 587-94
Dates: Created 2008/12/23; Completed 2009/05/01;
PMID: 19104475, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/1/2009, IMS Date: 01 May 2009 00:00:00)
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