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Nursing student attitudes toward dying patient care: A European multicenter cross-sectional study

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posted on 2023-07-26, 15:21 authored by Paola Ferri, Rosaria Di Lorenzo, Matilde Vagnini, Elena Morotti, Serena Stifani, Maria F. Jiménez Herrera, Antonio Bonacaro, Giovanna Artioli, Ivan Rubbi, Alvisa Palese
Background and aim of the work: Nursing education plays a key role in preparing future nurses to deal with dying patients, which represents one of the most emotionally involving aspect of nursing. The aims of the study were to explore nursing students’ attitudes towards care of dying patients in three different European contexts and to analyze the variables that can influence them. Methods: We conducted an international mul- ticenter cross-sectional study. We administered the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale form B (FATCOD-B) and a demographic form to 569 students, enrolled in three Nursing Programmes in different countries (Italy, Spain and United Kingdom), who accepted to participate in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 26.0. Results: Median total FATCOD-B scores indicated intermediate levels of students’ attitudes towards care for dying patients, with a statistically significant difference among the three student groups. The median total FATCOD-B scores did not statistically significantly change in students with different age, gender, year of study, religious beliefs, nursing education on palliative care, previous expe- riences of dying patient care and personal grieving. Conclusions: In our study, nursing students feel partially prepared in caring for dying patients and their attitudes do not change as the course of study progresses. No selected variables had an impact on students’ attitudes towards palliative care. Since nurses play a vital role in ensuring the quality of care, education on end-of-life care should be offered as a core part of undergraduate nursing programs.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

92

Issue number

S2

Page range

e2021018

Publication title

Acta BioMedica

ISSN

2531-6745

Publisher

Mattioli 1885

File version

  • Published version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2021-04-14

Legacy creation date

2021-04-14

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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