Attitudes of nursing students about palliative care:an analysis of influencing factors  

作　　者：Lin Yang Wen-Xia Li Miao Wan Jun Ma 

机构地区：[1]School of Public Health,Research Center for Medicine and Social Development,Innovation Center for Social Risk Governance in Health,Research Center for Public Health Security,Chongqing Medical University,Chongqing 400016,China

出　　处：《Nursing Communications》2024年第14期1-7,共7页护理通讯

基　　金：supported by School-level Teaching Reform Program"Research on the Construction of Knowledge Indicator System for Medical Students'Hospice Education"(JY20230305).

摘　　要：Background:As the population continues to age and the number of people suffering from incurable diseases,such as malignant tumors and Alzheimer’s disease,increases,the need for quality end-of-life care is becoming more and more prominent.Nursing students,as a reserved talent in the nursing field,have an attitude towards palliative care that will directly affect the quality of care for future terminal patients.Methods:This descriptive and cross-sectional survey was conducted from November 2020 to January 2021.A stratified sampling method randomly selected 1168 undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students as respondents.Students’attitudes were measured using a revised palliative care attitude questionnaire.Results:The palliative care attitude score was 7.233±1.812 with a score of 72.3%and a median score of 7.50 with a range of 0-10.63.10%of the nursing students had an attitude score of 7 or more and only 2.40%of the nursing students had a negative attitude towards palliative care.The results showed that gender,grade level,health status,and attitudes toward the nursing profession affected nursing students’attitudes toward palliative care(P<0.05).Conclusion:Currently,Chinese nursing students have better attitudes towards palliative care,but are less likely to want to pursue a career in palliative care in the future.Medical schools can take into account their actual gradual opening of palliative care courses,using a variety of teaching methods to stimulate the interest of nursing students to learn and improve their willingness to palliative care services.

关 键 词：ATTITUDE EDUCATION nursing students palliative care 

分 类 号：R47[医药卫生—护理学]