title: End-of-life care attitudes, values, and practices among health care workers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aims to ascertain attitudes of health care workers on end-of-life care (EOLC) issues and to highlight the disparity that exists in countries with different backgrounds.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a cross-sectional questionnaire survey across heterogeneous health care providers in India, Chile, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands using an indigenously prepared questionnaire considering regional variations, covering different areas of EOLC.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 109 participants, 68 (62.4%) felt that cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be done selectively, 25 (22.9%) had come in contact with at least 1 patient who had asked them to hasten death, and 36 (33%) felt that training was insufficient to prepare them for skills in issues of EOLC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To avoid cumbersome through well-meant interventions, it is important that the caregiving team is aware of the patient's own wishes with respect to EOLC issues.
authors: 1University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India.
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Goel
authors: Gaurav
authors: G
authors: Chhabra
authors: Robyn
authors: R
authors: Weijma
authors: Marla
authors: M
authors: Solari
authors: Sarah
authors: S
authors: Thornton
authors: Bernardita
authors: B
authors: Achondo
authors: Sonal
authors: S
authors: Pruthi
authors: Vineet
authors: V
authors: Gupta
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Kalantri
authors: Anurag S
authors: AS
authors: Ramavat
authors: O P
authors: OP
authors: Kalra
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000523:psychology; D002677:Chile; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005065:Euthanasia / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D012945:Social Values; D017236:Suicide, Assisted / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom; D028761:Withholding Treatment
keywords: attitudes of health care workers; end-of-life care; euthanasia