Nurses' knowledge, attitude, and competence regarding palliative and end-of-life care: a path analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses' knowledge regarding palliative and end-of-life (EOL) care has been documented, but the competence of nurses in Taiwan has not been deeply analyzed and may affect the use of EOL care.

Purpose

We aimed to (1) assess the palliative care knowledge, competence and attitude of nurses in a general hospital and (2) examine the paths connecting nurses' demographic characteristics, previous experiences, knowledge, competence, and attitude.

Method

A correlational, cross-sectional survey design was implemented to recruit 682 eligible nurses. The questionnaires included demographic information and palliative and EOL care knowledge, attitude, and competence scales. Path analysis was employed for statistical analysis using structural equation modeling.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Lin HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8320516 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature