Awareness of palliative care among diploma nursing students (original) (raw)
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International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 2022
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International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation , 2020
Confirming adequate knowledge about palliative care (PC) and positive attitudes towards PC are crucial educational aspects when arranging undergraduate nursing students to act on the complexities of care for people affected by a progressive, life-limiting illness. In Indonesia, the level of students' attained knowledge and developed attitudes and practice towards PC remain unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate Indonesian undergraduate nursing students' knowledge, attitude, and practice towards PC. A quantitative research method and descriptive online-survey design were used. The sample consisted of 240 undergraduate nursing students selected by using simple random sampling from three private nursing schools. Participants completed a demographic form, the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing, the Frommelt Attitudes Towards Care of the Dying questionnaire, and a PC practice questionnaire. Of the total 255 participants selected, a response rate of 240 (94.2%) was achieved. Out of the total study participants, only 51 (24.3%) had good knowledge but 226 (94.2%) had a favorable attitude towards PC. Regarding the knowledge aspect of the practice, the majority of the respondents 198 (85.2%) had good implementation. Currently, the students widely held a lack of knowledge, but their attitude and knowledge aspect of practice towards PC was favorable. Thus, assimilating PC education by developing an effective learning model for nursing students to improve knowledge is critical.
Knowledge of Palliative Care among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Manipur
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Background: With the rising burden of non-communicable diseases and ageing population, the need for palliative care (PC) will continue to grow. Nurses who are the primary caregivers to the hospitalized are expected to possess good knowledge about PC to provide quality services to those who need such care. Knowing the present level of knowledge can help in formulating strategies to address the deficits and thereby improve the delivery of care. Objective:To determine the knowledge of palliative care among nurses in RIMS, Imphal, Manipur Materials and methods:Across-sectional study was conducted in December, 2017 amongnurses working in the wards of Medicine, Surgery, Radiotherapy, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) and intensive care units in RIMS, Imphal, Manipur. The self-administered Palliative care quiz for nursing (PCQN) was used to assess the nurses’ knowledge of PC. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. R...
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Knowledge and opinions of nursing students on palliative care: A university example
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Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes towards Palliative Care: A Study in a Western Province in Indonesia
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Background: The delay in the development of palliative care in Indonesia is also related to the dearth of studies related to palliative care in Indonesia, including the study of nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards palliative care. Efforts are needed to explore the knowledge and attitudes of nurses about palliative care. This research was aimed to identify the determinants of related factors to knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards palliative care. Methods: A quantitative research with cross sectional study design was used for research. Data was collected by using several well-reported questionnaires, namely the the Palliative Care Quiz for Nurses (PCQN) questionnaire to assess level of knowledge, and the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD) Form-B questionnaire to analyze nurses' attitudes. With the Systematic Random Sampling, 256 nurses participated in this online survey. The respondent's response rate which was 94.9%. Conclusions: This research showed that there was no significant relationship between knowledge and nurses' attitudes about palliative care. However, there was a significant relationship between age, and training of palliative with nurses' knowledge of palliative care. Level of education, and nurses 'employment status with nurses' attitudes about palliative care also showed a significant relationship. Further analysis revealed that level of education was the only predictor which related to nurses' attitudes about palliative care.
Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2021
BACKGROUND: Palliative care improves the quality of life of patients facing a life-threatening illness. Nurses should improve their caregiving capacity. In Ethiopia, palliative care is underestimated. The availability of data regarding the knowledge and attitude of nurses towards palliative care is critically important. Thus, this study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and attitude of nurses towards palliative care. METHODS: Institution-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in North Wollo hospitals. A simple random sampling technique was used. The data was collected using structured selfadministered questionnaires from February to March 2019. The analysis was done using a binary logistic regression model. P-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: The result revealed that 59.7% of the respondents had good knowledge and 44.2% had a favorable attitude towards palliative care. Level of education, experience in caring for chronically ill patients, and experience in caring for dying family members within the last 6 months had a significant association with the knowledge of nurses. Monthly income, experience in caring for chronically ill patients, formal palliative care education, and knowledge were found statistically significant with the attitude of nurses towards palliative care. CONCLUSION: More than half of the nurses had good knowledge, but less than half of the respondents had a favorable attitude towards palliative care. Attention should be given towards palliative care by the health policy and needs to be incorporated into the national curriculum of nursing education.
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