How do healthcare professionals on non-palliative care wards perceive quality of care in the dying phase? Personal and organizational predictors identified in a cross-sectional study

PLoS One. 2025 Oct 31;20(10):e0334650. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0334650. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Most people in European countries die in hospitals outside of specialist palliative care wards. Healthcare professionals of all disciplines are therefore often involved in the care for dying patients. Healthcare professionals’ perception of quality of care in the dying phase as well as its predictors are of interest to improve quality of care on non-palliative care hospital wards.AIM: Identification of personal and organizational predictors of healthcare professionals’ perceived quality of care in the dying phase.METHODS: Cross-sectional online survey with healthcare professionals of ten non-palliative care hospital wards of two university medical…
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