Death-coping self-efficacy and its influencing factors among Chinese nurses: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses are the main caregivers of dying patients. Facing or dealing with death-related events is inevitable. Death-coping self-efficacy (DCS) is very important, as it can reduce the risk of nursing staff to adverse emotional distress, help them participate in end-of-life care and improve the quality of care of patients.

Methods

Using the convenient sampling method, this study included a total of 572 nurses from a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou, China. The status and influencing factors of the DCS of nurses were explored using a general information questionnaire and DCS scale.

Results

The scores of each parameter, ranging from low to high, were in the order of coping with grief, preparation for death and hospice care. Factors influencing nurses' DCS included

SUBMITTER: Lin X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9467326 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature