Population Survey on Knowledge and Attitudes toward Hospice and Palliative Care in the Region of Erlangen (WERNER)
Duration: 01 November 2026 – 31 October 2027
Funded by: Verein zur Förderung des Tumorzentrums und des CCC Erlangen-EMN des Uniklinikums Erlangen e.V. (Association for the Promotion of the Tumor Center and the CCC Erlangen-EMN of Erlangen University Hospital)
The WERNER research project is conducting a population survey on knowledge and attitudes toward hospice and palliative care in the region of Erlangen. The aim of the project is to assess how well informed citizens are about regional care services and whether they know how to access them. In addition, the study records respondents' attitudes and stances toward the topics of serious illness, dying, death and grief.
For the survey, a questionnaire was developed covering the topic areas of advanced care planning, knowledge of and access to hospice and palliative and other care services and the compassionate city concept, as well as experiences with and attitudes toward dying, death and grief.
The survey provides a basis for the needs-based further development of regional care and education structures.
Contact person: Maria Heckel, maria.heckel@uk-erlangen.de
