Pilot study with caregivers attending patients with neurologic diseases, about the meaning and knowledge of palliative care/Estudio piloto en cuidadores de pacientes con enfermedades neurológicas, sobre el significado y conocimiento de cuidados paliativos/Estudo piloto em cuidadores de pacientes com enfermidades neurologicas, sobre o significado e conhecimento de cuidados paliativos

Aim. To describe the meaning attributed to palliative care (PC) by caregivers, as well as their preference with respect to informing the patient and their satisfaction in their caring role. Methodology: Study descriptive transversal, sample intended of 40 caregivers of neurologic patients needing PC. A questionnaire about knowledge of the topic and their burnout status was applied. A descriptive-comparative analysis was carried out with 95% (p