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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2182-5173</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Port Med Geral Fam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2182-5173</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Associação Portuguesa de Medicina Geral e Familiar]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2182-51732025000100042</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.32385/rpmgf.v41i1.13390</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Avaliação da literacia em cuidados paliativos em não profissionais de saúde]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Palliative care literacy assessment in non-health professional]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coimbra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dixe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maria dos Anjos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tavares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pedro Neves]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dourado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marília]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,ULS da Região de Leiria USF Condestável ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Politécnico de Leiria Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,ULS da Região de Leiria  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Leiria ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Coimbra ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>42</fpage>
<lpage>51</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2182-51732025000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2182-51732025000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2182-51732025000100042&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo  Introdução:  A literacia em saúde é uma das áreas de relevo no planeamento estratégico de políticas de saúde. O desenvolvimento de ferramentas que permitam determinar os níveis de literacia em cuidados paliativos reveste-se de particular importância.  Objetivos:  Definiu-se como objetivo primário a avaliação dos conhecimentos em cuidados paliativos em não profissionais de saúde e como objetivo secundário o desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta para a avaliação da literacia em cuidados paliativos em não profissionais de saúde e sua validação.  Métodos:  Estudo observacional, utilizando um inquérito online dirigido a não profissionais de saúde, constituído por questões de caracterização demográfica, profissional, académica e por questões dicotómicas centradas no conceito, objetivos e tratamentos em cuidados paliativos.  Resultados:  Foram analisados 560 inquéritos. Os participantes consideraram ter um baixo nível de conhecimentos sobre cuidados paliativos (4,38±2,17), mas apresentaram em todas as dimensões um número médio de respostas corretas superior ao valor da mediana. Verificam-se correlações positivas, moderadas e muito significativas entre a autoperceção do nível de conhecimento sobre cuidados paliativos e as três dimensões do questionário de literacia: «Foco de cuidados» (r=0,373; p&lt;0,001); «Processos de cuidar» (r=0,410; p&lt;0,001); «Conceptualização» (r=0,328; p&lt;0,328). As três dimensões apresentaram boa consistência interna e homogeneidade global.  Discussão:  Verifica-se que apesar da perceção de baixo nível de conhecimento em relação a cuidados paliativos, nesta amostra, a população apresentou um número médio de respostas corretas superior ao valor da mediana, o que pode ser explicado pelo elevado nível académico.  Conclusão:  Este questionário representa um passo essencial na abordagem da literacia em cuidados paliativos em Portugal, permitindo a identificação das lacunas formativas que motivem uma intervenção mais urgente e facilitando o desenvolvimento de políticas de saúde específicas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Health literacy is becoming increasingly important in health policies worldwide. It is crucial to develop tools to measure literacy levels in palliative care.  Objectives:  The main objective was to determine the level of knowledge of non-health professionals regarding palliative care. As a secondary objective, we aimed to develop and validate a tool to measure palliative care literacy among non-health professionals.  Methods:  An online inquiry was developed and directed to non-health professionals, covering demographic, professional, and academic characteristics and dichotomic questions on the concept, objective, and palliative care-specific treatments.  Results:  A total of 560 inquiries were analysed. Participants considered themselves to have a low level of knowledge of palliative care (4.38±2.17), but they showed a mean number of right questions higher than the median value in every dimension. Positive, moderate, and very significant positive correlations were found on own perception of the level of knowledge on palliative care in the three dimensions of the literacy scale: care focus (r=0.373; p&lt;0.001); care process (r=0.410; p&lt;0.001); concept (r=0.328; p&lt;0.328). The three dimensions showed good internal consistency and global homogeneity.  Discussion:  Despite the low level of knowledge about palliative care among the participants, this population showed several correct answers above the median value in each dimension. This can be explained by the high academic level of the participants.  Conclusion:  This tool is an important step in the characterization of health literacy in palliative care in Portugal, allowing the identification of education gaps that might motivate an urgent intervention and development of specific health policies.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Cuidados paliativos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Literacia em saúde]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Medicina paliativa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Health literacy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Palliative care]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Palliative medicine]]></kwd>
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