Watanabe Sharon, McKinnon Sandra, Macmillan Karen, Hanson John
Division of Palliative Medicine, University of Albera, and Tertiary Palliative Care Unit, Grey Nuns Community Hospital, Edmonton.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 2006 Mar;12(3):111-4. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.2006.12.3.20694.
to evaluate, at a pilot level, palliative care nurses' perceptions of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale's (ESAS's) feasibility and usefulness.
all nurses working within the Edmonton Palliative Care Programme were provided with a one-page document containing five statements about the benefits and feasibility of the ESAS, and invited to rate each statement on a five-point Likert scale (1=strongly agree; 5=strongly disagree).
of the 74 nursing staff employed in the programme, 48 (64.9%) chose to participate in this study. Perceptions of the ESAS were most favourable among the 22 registered nurses: 21 (95.4%) believed the ESAS helped staff care for patients; and 17 (77.3%) believed patients benefited from implementation of the instrument. Most registered nurses found that the ESAS took little time and effort to complete. Licensed practical nurses and nursing attendants had a less favourable perception of the ESAS.
the results of this pilot study demonstrate that palliative care nurses' perceptions of the ESAS are favourable generally, although they vary according to level of professional training. A full-scale study will be necessary to attain a more in-depth evaluation.
在试点层面评估姑息治疗护士对埃德蒙顿症状评估量表（ESAS）可行性和实用性的看法。
向埃德蒙顿姑息治疗项目的所有护士提供一份单页文件，其中包含关于ESAS益处和可行性的五条陈述，并邀请他们按照五点李克特量表（1 = 强烈同意；5 = 强烈不同意）对每条陈述进行评分。
该项目雇佣的74名护理人员中，48人（64.9%）选择参与本研究。在22名注册护士中对ESAS的看法最为积极：21人（95.4%）认为ESAS有助于工作人员护理患者；17人（77.3%）认为患者因使用该工具而受益。大多数注册护士发现完成ESAS所需时间和精力很少。执业护士和护理助理对ESAS的看法不太积极。
这项试点研究的结果表明，姑息治疗护士对ESAS的总体看法是积极的，尽管根据专业培训水平有所不同。有必要进行全面研究以获得更深入的评估。
