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Nurses' attitudes towards end-of-life care and related factors in Kashan: a cross-sectional study
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Zahra-Sadat Banihashemi   , Ismail Azizi‑Fini , Saeedeh Saeedeh , Mahboobeh Maghami , Safoura Yadollahi * |
| Kashan University of Medical sciences , yadollahi.safoura@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (151 Views) |
Introduction: A nurse is considered as an important member of the care team, whose attitude towards patients at the end of life has an important impact on how they provide care. The results of studies have shown different attitudes towards providing end-of-life care by nurses in different cultures.
Method: A descriptive-cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses (n=250) working in Kashan in 2023 who were randomly selected. Questionnaire of demographic information and attitude towards end-of-life care, job satisfaction and professional commitment in the form of self-reporting by the completed sample and data in SPSS software version 22 by independent t-test, Chi-Square and linear regression was analyzed. A statistically significant value of less than 0.05 was considered.
Findings: The findings showed that 177 (73.8%) samples were women and the mean age was 34.78±6.68 years with a mean overtime hour of 137.4±7.54 per month. The mean score of the attitude towards end-of-life care was 105.14±15.95, which was higher than the average, and no statistical difference was observed based on demographic characteristics (p<0.05). The results of the regression test also showed that the variables of age, overtime hours and job satisfaction are predictors of attitude towards end-of-life care (R2: 0.0103, Adjusted R Square: 0.059; p<0.05).
Discussion and conclusion: We conclude that the attitude of nurses towards end-of-life care is optimal and the variables of age, overtime hours and job satisfaction can predict a positive attitude towards providing these cares to be. Therefore, paying attention to the factors that increase job satisfaction can improve the attitude towards providing end-of-life care and relieve the pain of patients in the end-of-life stages. |
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| Keywords: terminal care, nurse, attitude, job satisfaction, professionalism |
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Type of Study: Geriatric Nursing |
Subject:
nursing
Received: 2024/05/20 | Accepted: 2024/07/22 | Published: 2024/10/31
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