Physiotherapists’ perceptions of palliative care: a qualitative survey
Physiotherapists seem to have a natural way of coping with difficult situations with support from their teams. In addition, hospital-based physiotherapists seem generally well equipped to treat patients in palliative situations and their involvement in the care of patients receiving palliative care should be promoted.
Authors
- Martin L. Verra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3933-8020)
- Steffen Eychmüller
- Sofía C. Zambrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0918-9722)
- Martina Egloff
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593985.2025.2544185
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung