Department of Nursing, College of Health Professions, Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, Jerusalem P.O. Box 51000, Palestine.
Anesthesia and Resuscitation Technology Department, College of Health Professions, Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, Jerusalem P.O. Box 51000, Palestine.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 3;19(15):9563. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159563.
(1) Background: Nursing students should be well-prepared and educated in order to provide high-quality palliative care (PC) to patients with chronic diseases, which will have an impact on the quality of care for dying patients in the future; this study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge about PC and attitudes towards the care of dying patients among Palestinian nursing undergraduate students; (2) Methods: The study was a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study design of 410 nursing students who participated and completed the questionnaire. The PC Quiz for Nurses (PCQN) and the Short Version of the Frommelt Attitudes Towards Care of the Dying (FATCOD) Form B Scales were used to assess students' PC knowledge and attitudes toward PC and caring for dying patients. Generalized linear regression analysis was applied to identify the influencing variables on knowledge and attitudes; (3) Results: The overall knowledge mean score was 7.42 ± 2.93, ranging from 0 to 20, which indicates that nursing students lacked knowledge about PC; however, they have a positive attitude (25.94 ± 4.72; ranging from 9 to 45) toward care for a dying person. Receiving lectures or training about PC, caring for relatives in their last days of life, gender, and year of study were independently associated with students' knowledge and attitudes about PC and care of dying patients; and (4) Conclusion: This study generated evidence showing insufficient knowledge about PC among nursing students at the Al-Quds University, Palestine, albeit a favorable attitude towards EoLC was shown. Integrating PC education into the nursing curriculum at Palestinian Universities need to increase their awareness of PC.
(1) 背景：护理学生应该接受充分的准备和教育，以便为患有慢性病的患者提供高质量的姑息治疗（PC），这将对未来临终患者的护理质量产生影响；本研究旨在调查巴勒斯坦护理本科生对 PC 的知识水平和对临终患者护理的态度；(2) 方法：这是一项描述性定量的横断面研究，共纳入 410 名护理学生，他们参与并完成了问卷。使用护士 PC 测验（PCQN）和弗洛梅尔特临终关怀态度量表（FATCOD）简短版 B 量表评估学生对 PC 和临终关怀的知识和态度。应用广义线性回归分析来确定对知识和态度有影响的变量；(3) 结果：总体知识平均得分为 7.42 ± 2.93，范围为 0 至 20，这表明护理学生缺乏 PC 知识；然而，他们对临终关怀（25.94 ± 4.72；范围为 9 至 45）有积极的态度。接受 PC 讲座或培训、照顾临终亲属、性别和学习年限与学生对 PC 和临终患者护理的知识和态度独立相关；(4) 结论：本研究表明，巴勒斯坦的护理学生对 PC 的知识不足，但对 EoLC 有积极的态度。将 PC 教育纳入巴勒斯坦大学的护理课程需要提高他们对 PC 的认识。
