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- Title
Self‐reported practices, competence and difficulties towards palliative care among nurses: A cross‐sectional study.
- Authors
An, Ran; Zhang, Shi‐fang; Huang, Xiu‐xiu; Zhao, Xiao‐yan; Cao, Ting; Bai, Lu; Wan, Qiao‐qin
- Abstract
Objective: Nurses' palliative care practice ability is the key to evaluating the quality of palliative care. This study aimed to identify the current situation of palliative care practices, competence and difficulties among nurses and determine whether difficulties play a mediating role between practices and competence. Methods: A cross‐sectional study was conducted. The online survey comprised demographics, the Palliative Care Self‐Reported Practices Scale, the Palliative Care Nursing Self‐competence Scale and the Palliative Care Difficulties Scale. Data were analysed by using descriptive statistics, univariate analysis, linear regression and mediation analysis. Results: A total of 284 questionnaires were included for statistical analysis. The mean scores for practices, competence and difficulties were 67.81 (SD = 13.60), 124.28 (41.21) and 44.32 (12.68), respectively. There was a correlation between practices, competence and difficulties (p < 0.01). Competence and difficulties were independent predictors of practices (R2adj = 0.384, p < 0.001). Furthermore, difficulties mediated the relationship between practices and competence (b = 0.052, 95% confidence interval: 0.008–0.155). Conclusions: Continuous efforts should be made to enhance nurses' practices, competence and problem‐solving abilities in palliative care. This study suggested further targeted education programmes, especially in special symptom management, interagency and multidisciplinary communication.
- Subjects
STATISTICS; KRUSKAL-Wallis Test; ANALYSIS of variance; CONFIDENCE intervals; SELF-evaluation; CROSS-sectional method; INTERNET; REGRESSION analysis; NURSING practice; SURVEYS; CLINICAL competence; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FACTOR analysis; DATA analysis software; DEMOGRAPHY; DATA analysis
- Publication
European Journal of Cancer Care, 2022, Vol 31, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0961-5423
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ecc.13688