EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF PARAMEDIC TOWARDS END-OF-LIFE CARE IN SAUDI ARABIA

Abdullah Mohammed A. Alsamhari*

ABSTRACT

The job of "Paramedic" has appeared in the context of changing primary care service provision, which is ostensibly causing the need for emergency ambulance services to increase. This study aims to assess experience and knowledge and attitudes of paramedic towards final-stage care. Access to treatment for patients who do not already get end-of-life care (EoLC) services may be improved by enhancing the clinical practice of EMS paramedics to proactively identify patients with EoLC requirements. This study seeks to determine if ambulance paramedics presently identify EoLC patients, are aware of identification recommendations, and think this position is suitable for their practice in order to inform the development of this function. Methodology: Analytic cross sectional study design to discuss experience and knowledge and attitudes of paramedic towards end-of-life care in Saudia Arabia. The study sample was selected via the systematic random sampling method. We recruited 140 paramedics. Results: According to level of experience of paramedics towards end-of-life care with degree (Agree) which means that the high degree of the experience of paramedic towards final-stage care, the total degree is 71.0% that suggests high level of experience of paramedics. According to level of knowledge of paramedic towards final-stage care, the total degree is 61.3% that suggests high level of knowledge of paramedics. According to level of attitude of paramedic towards end-of-life care, the total degree is 68.79% that suggests high attitude of paramedics. Conclusion: Results concluded that experience and knowledge and attitudes of paramedic towards end-of-life care in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords: Experience, knowledge, attitudes, paramedic, end-of-life.