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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1529317
This article is part of the Research Topic Community Engagement: Models and Effectiveness View all articles

Demystifying Death: A Qualitative Study Using Behavior Change Wheel Framework to Explore Palliative Care Education for Doctors, Nurses, and Community Residents

Provisionally accepted
杨 国栋 杨 国栋 1Wang Renxiu Wang Renxiu 1Jun Zhao Jun Zhao 2Ding Kaiwen Ding Kaiwen 1*Longhui Xu Longhui Xu 1Liu Yue Liu Yue 1*Xiaoxuan Han Xiaoxuan Han 1*Chao Zhang Chao Zhang 1*Cuiping Xu Cuiping Xu 1*
  • 1 Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
  • 2 School of Nursing, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong Province, China, Jinan, Shandong Province, China

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    Objective: To explore the palliative care education experiences of doctors, nurses, and community residents. Methods: A semi-structured interview was conducted with 2 doctors, 8 nurses and 9 community residents in Jinan. Content analysis and behavior change wheel theory were used to analyze the interview content. Results: Motivation: The road to be taken; Emotional touch of personal experiences; Prepare early; Not now. Capability: Multiple cognition; Need for a topic catalyst; Trust bias; Disconnect between learning and application; Treading on thin ice. Opportunity: Willing but unable; The Need for a larger voice and greater participation. Conclusion: Community palliative care education requires greater attention. Community residents exhibit diverse perceptions and attitudes toward palliative care, reflecting the influence of personal experiences and sociocultural factors. Innovating the content and format of educational resources and enhancing education for community residents and medical staff will facilitate palliative care.

    Keywords: Palliative Care, community residents, Education, doctor, Nurse

    Received: 16 Nov 2024; Accepted: 06 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 国栋, Renxiu, Zhao, Kaiwen, Xu, Yue, Han, Zhang and Xu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ding Kaiwen, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
    Liu Yue, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
    Xiaoxuan Han, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
    Chao Zhang, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China
    Cuiping Xu, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, China

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