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Psychiatric Intensive Treatment Facility, Mental Health and Drug Abuse Department of AUSL-Modena.
Acta Biomed. 2021 Mar 31;92(S2):e2021018. doi: 10.23750/abm.v92iS2.11403.
Background and aim of the work Nursing education plays a key role in preparing future nurses to deal with dying patients, which represents one of the most emotionally involving aspect of nursing. The aims of the study were to explore nursing students' attitudes towards care of dying patients in three different European contexts and to analyze the variables that can influence them. Methods We conducted an international multicenter cross-sectional study. We administered the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale form B (FATCOD-B) and a demographic form to 569 students, enrolled in the Nursing Programmes in three different countries (Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), who accepted to participate in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 26.0. Results Median total FATCOD-B scores indicated intermediate levels of students' attitudes towards care for dying patients, with a statistically significant difference among the three student groups. The median total FATCOD-B scores did not statistically significantly change in students with different age, gender, year of study, religious believes, nursing education on palliative care, previous experiences of dying patient care and personal grieving. Conclusions In our study, nursing students feel partially prepared in caring for dying patients and their attitudes do not change as the course of study progresses. No selected variables had an impact on students' attitudes towards palliative care. Since nurses play a vital role in ensuring the quality of care, education on end-of-life care should be offered as a core part of undergraduate nursing programs.
背景与目的 护理教育在培养未来护士应对临终患者方面起着关键作用，这是护理中最具情感挑战性的方面之一。本研究的目的是探讨三个不同欧洲背景下护理学生对临终关怀的态度，并分析影响这些态度的变量。 方法 我们进行了一项国际多中心横断面研究。我们向三个不同国家（意大利、西班牙和英国）护理专业的 569 名学生发放了《Frommelt 临终关怀态度量表》（FATCOD-B）和一份人口统计学表格，这些学生同意参加这项研究。使用 SPSS 软件版本 26.0 对数据进行分析。 结果 学生对临终关怀态度的总分中位数表明处于中等水平，三个学生群体之间存在统计学差异。不同年龄、性别、学习年限、宗教信仰、姑息治疗护理教育、临终患者护理经验和个人悲伤的学生的总分中位数没有统计学意义上的变化。 结论 在我们的研究中，护理学生在照顾临终患者方面感到部分准备就绪，他们的态度不会随着学习过程的进展而改变。没有选定的变量对学生的姑息治疗态度产生影响。由于护士在确保护理质量方面起着至关重要的作用，因此应该将临终关怀教育作为本科护理课程的核心部分提供。
