Factors influencing healthcare professionals' rating on quality of death and dying: a nationwide cross-sectional study in China.

ABSTRACT: Understanding healthcare professionals' perspectives on the quality of death and dying is essential for improving palliative care in China, especially as hospice and palliative services expand. This study examined how Chinese healthcare professionals' assessments of death and dying quality vary by institutional setting, sociodemographic factors, professional background, and training experience. A cross-sectional design was conducted. Between November 2023 and January 2024, 2,465 healthcare professionals engaged in palliative and hospice care (including doctors, nurses, and social workers) participated in the survey. Multivariate linear regression models and propensity score matching were used to identify factors associated with Quality of Death and Dying Index ratings. Higher ratings on th

SUBMITTER: Cheng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12677404 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature