Nurses' attitudes toward palliative care in south-east Iran.
Int J Palliat Nurs
; 19(8): 403-10, 2013 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-23970297
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Nurses are the element of the palliative care team who spend the most time with patients. Nurses' attitudes toward palliative care affect their behaviour toward their patients.AIM:
This study sought to examine oncology and intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' attitudes toward palliative care in south-east Iran.METHODS:
A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess the palliative care attitudes of 140 oncology and ICU nurses from three hospitals supervised by Kerman University of Medical Science.RESULTS:
Participants had moderately negative to neutral attitudes toward palliative care (2.99 ± 0.29 out of 5). Among all categories, the highest mean score came from the category of 'patient's preferences' (mean=3.66) and the lowest from the category of 'withholding and withdrawing treatment' (mean=2.42). A significant correlation was found between nurses' attitudes toward palliative care and some demographic characteristics, including marital status, type of ward, palliative care education, personal study about palliative care, level of education, and experience of caring for a dying family member.CONCLUSIONS:
This study suggests that educational designers should include specific courses about death and palliative care in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing curricula. Educational programmes need to build on the specific experiences of death and dying among nurses and auxiliary nurses.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde
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Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Palliat Nurs
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irã