Chinese medical teachers' cultural attitudes influence palliative care education: a qualitative study

BMC Palliat Care. 2021 Jan 12;20(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12904-020-00707-w.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: China holds one fifth of the world’s population and faces a rapidly aging society. In its ambition to reach a health care standard comparable to developed countries by 2030, the implementation of palliative care gains special importance. Until now, palliative care education in China is limited and disparate. This study aims to explore and determine factors that have impeded the development and implementation of palliative care education in China.METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews with n=28 medical teachers from seven Chinese universities. Interviews were transcribed, and thematic analysis applied.RESULTS: Three themes with two…
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