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Knowledge and Awareness Levels About Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Practices in Palliative Care of Individuals Who Care for Palliative Care Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

caregivers about palliative rehabilitation interventions and accessibility status to a physiotherapist was aimed in this study. Material and Methods: 100 individuals caring for patients hospitalized in PC-clinics (48.93±11.04 years) were included in the study. A questionnaire, items of which were prepared by researchers, was applied to individuals as a face-to-face interview. This questionnaire consists of 3 sections and 40 items. The first (13-item), second (20-item) and third (7-item) sections re-spectively contains items that measure awareness level of caregivers about phys- iotherapy interventions, knowledge level and accessibility status to physiotherapist. Each item is scored as totally agree (5), agree (4), undecided (3), disagree (2), and strongly disagree (1). Appropriate reliability and validity anal-yses for the questionnaire were conducted. Results: The first section (13-item, Cronbach’s alpha: 0.826, X±SD=4.02±0.54) is highly reliable, internal consistency between items is high; awareness level of caregivers was high. The second section (11-item, Cronbach’s alpha: 0.899, X±SD=4.0±0.6) is highly reliable, internal consistency between items is high; knowledge level of caregivers was found to be high/positive. The third section (5-item, Cronbach’s alpha: 0.770, X±SD=2.3±0.77) is highly reliable, internal consistency between items is high; caregivers' views on reaching to physiotherapists were found to be negative. Con-clusion: In our country, awareness and knowledge levels about physiotherapy in- terventions is high in individuals caring for patients hospitalized in PC-clinics. However, opinions about accessibility to physiotherapist in PC-clinics are nega- tive. To determine the need for physiotherapy and rehabilitation practices within palliative care services, use of this valid and reliable questionnaire should be used in these clinics.