Nurses' Perceived Needs and Barriers Regarding Pediatric Palliative Care: A Mixed-Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to describe nurses' perceived needs and barriers to pediatric palliative care (PPC).

Methods

Mixed methods with an embedded design were applied. An online survey was conducted for nurses who participated in the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium- Pediatric Palliative Care (ELNEC-PPC) train-the-trainer program, of whom 63 responded. Quantitative data were collected with a survey questionnaire developed through the Delphi method. The 47 items for needs and 15 items for barriers to PPC were analyzed with descriptive statistics. Qualitative data were collected through open- ended questions and analyzed with topic modeling techniques.

Results

The mean scores of most subdomains of the PPC needs were 3.5 or higher out of 4, and those of PPC bar

SUBMITTER: Kang KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180034 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature