Nurses' attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care in Korea: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

A descriptive correlational survey was conducted to examine nurses' attitudes and stress related to perinatal bereavement care (PBC) and their relationships, with the ultimate goal of improving nurses' capabilities related to PBC.

Methods

Korean nurses (N=136) who had experienced perinatal death at least once were recruited from seven hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The Korean version of Nurses' Attitudes towards Perinatal Bereavement Support was assessed in terms of three subdomains (attitudes to PBC, importance of policies related to PBC, and importance of training related to PBC), and nurses' stress was measured.

Results

The participants gave high scores for the attitude-related items of "giving sufficient time to bereaved parent

SUBMITTER: Kim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9334178 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature