Inadequate knowledge prevents healthcare professionals from providing the best end-of-life care to dying patients and meeting their needs. To address the unmet need for palliative care, it is also necessary to implement a multi-disciplinary treatment approach to overcome significant barriers, such as the lack of specific palliative care training among healthcare professionals. The study aimed to develop and establish psychometric properties of knowledge and belief questionnaires and investigate the effect of palliative care educational programs on outcomes of knowledge, belief, and attitudes in physiotherapy students at various Indian universities. Knowledge and belief questionnaires were developed, and their reliability and validity were established on 26 final-year physiotherapy students who were subjected to an educational program of six hours on palliative care, and their knowledge, belief, and attitude toward critical care of patients were assessed before and after completion of the program. The results demonstrated that both questionnaires had good content and face validity. The knowledge and belief questionnaires showed good (ICC 0.88, 95% CI (0.73–0.94)) (Cronbach alpha 0.89) and moderate (ICC 0.70, 95% CI (− 0.09– − 0.80)) (Cronbach alpha 0.75) reliability, respectively. Also, a significant improvement was observed in the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of students after completion of the educational program (p < 0.05). The self-made knowledge and belief questionnaires were found to be valid and reliable tools for assessing knowledge and belief. A focused educational program on palliative care may be included in the curriculum of physiotherapy students to enhance their knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes.

知识不足导致医疗保健专业人员无法为临终患者提供最佳的临终护理并满足他们的需求。为了解决姑息治疗未得到满足的需求，还需要实施多学科治疗方法，以克服重大障碍，例如医疗保健专业人员缺乏特定的姑息治疗培训。该研究旨在开发和建立知识和信念问卷的心理测量特性，并调查姑息治疗教育计划对印度各大学物理治疗学生的知识、信念和态度结果的影响。制定了知识和信念调查问卷，并以 26 名接受 6 小时姑息治疗教育计划的最后一年物理治疗学生为对象建立了其信度和效度，评估了他们对患者重症监护的知识、信念和态度计划完成之前和之后。结果表明，两份问卷均具有良好的内容效度和表面效度。知识和信念问卷分别显示出良好（ICC 0.88，95% CI (0.73–0.94)）（Cronbach alpha 0.89）和中等（ICC 0.70，95% CI (− 0.09–− 0.80)）（Cronbach alpha 0.75）的可靠性。 。此外，完成教育计划后，学生的知识、态度和信念也有显着改善（p  < 0.05）。研究发现自制的知识和信念问卷是评估知识和信念的有效且可靠的工具。关于姑息治疗的重点教育计划可以纳入物理治疗学生的课程中，以增强他们的知识、信念和态度。