Nurses' perceptions of barriers and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Patient deaths are common in the intensive care unit, and a nurse's perception of barriers to and supportive behaviors in end-of-life care varies widely depending upon their cultural background. The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of intensive care nurses regarding barriers to and supportive behaviors in providing end-of-life care in a Chinese cultural context.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among intensive care nurses in 20 intensive care units in 11 general hospitals in central and eastern China. Instruments used in this study were general survey and Beckstrand's questionnaire. Data were collected via online survey platform. Descriptive analysis was used to describe general characteristics of participants and mean and st

SUBMITTER: Xu DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9294848 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature