End-of-Life Care Preparedness, Importance, Performance, and Educational Needs of Care Workers for Integrated Care Support

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Care workers in South Korea have specific preparedness levels, performance gaps, and educational needs for delivering end-of-life care within the upcoming integrated community care framework. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jae Eun Yu; Ju Young Park; Young Gil Jeong

doi:10.14475/jhpc.2026.29.2.27

June 1, 2026The Journal of Hospice and Palliative CareOpen Access

End-of-Life Care Preparedness, Importance, Performance, and Educational Needs of Care Workers for Integrated Care Support

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Key Points

This research aims to evaluate the preparedness of care workers for end-of-life care and identify their educational needs.
Assessment of care workers' performance regarding end-of-life care preparedness.
Evaluation of the importance of integrated care support based on the Integrated Care Support Act.
Identification of educational needs to improve care worker training.
Care workers demonstrated a significant gap in knowledge regarding integrated care principles.
A majority indicated a strong need for further training in end-of-life care practices.
Performance levels varied significantly, requiring targeted educational strategies to enhance skills.

Implication

Assesses care workers' preparedness for integrated care support in South Korea, highlighting educational needs.

Abstract

BackgroundAs South Korea has become an aging society, the need for integrated community care support has increased.In response, the Integrated Care Support Act was enacted to support this need [1] and is scheduled to be fully implemented beginning in March 2026.

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Yu et al. (2026) studied this question.

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