Comparison of the Attitudes of Nurses and Physicians toward Palliative Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study aimed to compare the attitudes of nurses and physicians toward neonatal palliative care and identify the barriers to and facilitators of neonatal palliative care, with the goal of improving palliative care for infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).

Methods

This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the NICUs of seven general hospitals with 112 nurses and 52 physicians participating. Data were collected using the Neonatal Palliative Care Attitude Scale questionnaire.

Results

Only 12.5% of nurses and 11.5% of physicians reported that they had sufficient education in neonatal palliative care. In contrast, 89.3% of the nurses and 84.6% of the physicians reported that they needed further education. The common facilitators for both nurs

SUBMITTER: Jung H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180060 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature