Aboshaiqah Ahmad E
Ahmad E. Aboshaiqah, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2019 Jun;21(3):E1-E6. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000521.
The aims of this study were to assess the palliative care knowledge among nurses in Saudi Arabia and to identify the demographic factors influencing such knowledge. A convenience sample of 365 nurses working in 2 hospitals in Saudi Arabia was surveyed using the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing in this cross-sectional study. The mean score of the respondents in the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing was 8.88 (SD, 1.75), which is interpreted as low knowledge. In terms of the theoretical categories of the scale, 9 of the 13 items in the category pain and symptom management were answered correctly by the majority of the respondents, whereas all the items in the psychosocial and spiritual care category were answered incorrectly by the majority of the respondents. Type of hospital, age, and attendance to palliative care education in the last 6 months were revealed as significant factors that influence the nurses' palliative care knowledge. Continuing education on palliative care should be implemented by hospital administrations, and palliative care education should target the weakness of the nurses, especially those revealed in the study, such as on the psychosocial and spiritual care, some aspects of pain and symptom management, and philosophy and principles of palliative care.
本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯护士的姑息治疗知识，并确定影响此类知识的人口统计学因素。在这项横断面研究中，使用《护理姑息治疗测验》对沙特阿拉伯两家医院的365名护士进行了便利抽样调查。受访者在《护理姑息治疗测验》中的平均得分为8.88（标准差为1.75），这被解释为知识水平较低。就该量表的理论类别而言，疼痛和症状管理类别中的13个项目中有9个被大多数受访者正确回答，而心理社会和精神护理类别中的所有项目都被大多数受访者答错。医院类型、年龄以及过去6个月内参加姑息治疗教育情况被揭示为影响护士姑息治疗知识的重要因素。医院管理部门应开展姑息治疗继续教育，且姑息治疗教育应针对护士的薄弱环节，尤其是本研究中揭示的那些方面，如心理社会和精神护理、疼痛和症状管理的某些方面以及姑息治疗的理念和原则。
