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Article

Nurses’ Perception of Caring and Attitudes toward Caring for Dying Patients: Exploring the Relationship Using a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design

by
María del Carmen Fernández-Gutiérrez
1,2,
Isabel Benavente-Fernández
2,3,4,
Natalia Jiménez-Luque
2,*,
Simón Lubián-López
2,4,
Consuelo López-Fernández
5 and
Juan Manuel Picardo-García
5
1
Critical Care Unit, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, 11009 Cádiz, Spain
2
Biomedical Research and Innovation Institute of Cádiz (INiBICA) Research Unit, Puerta del Mar University, 11009 Cádiz, Spain
3
Area of Pediatrics, Department of Child and Mother Health and Radiology, Medical School, University of Cádiz, 11003 Cádiz, Spain
4
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Puerta del Mar University Hospital, 11009 Cádiz, Spain
5
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Cadiz, 11009 Cádiz, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(13), 1331; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131331
Submission received: 30 April 2024 / Revised: 8 June 2024 / Accepted: 29 June 2024 / Published: 3 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Quality Healthcare at the End of Life)
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Abstract

This study examines the association between nurses’ perception of caring and attitudes toward caring for dying patients in end-of-life care units. We used a descriptive cross-sectional design with convenience sampling. Data were collected from May to June 2021 through self-reported questionnaires from 303 Spanish nurses (mean age = 48 years, 78.9% female). Participants completed the Caring Dimension Inventory (CDI-25) and the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying scale. Demographic and training information were collected. Data were analyzed using Stata 16.0. Attitudes toward Care of the Dying Patient were significantly higher in nurses with palliative care training (β = 2.829, p = 0.018) and those who scored higher on the psychosocial (β = 0.789, p = 0.0001) and technical dimensions (β = 0.487, p = 0.011) of the CDI-25. Multivariate analysis identified the psychosocial dimension of the CDI-25 scale (β = 0.783, p = 0.0001) and palliative care training (β = 2.686, p = 0.017) as the only significant variables associated with Attitudes toward Care of the Dying Patient. Overall, nurses exhibited a positive attitude toward caring for dying patients. Our results could potentially help nursing directors identify those with the necessary qualities and training for optimal end-of-life care and to further plan training courses to provide optimal care in end-of-life situations.
Keywords: nursing; end-of-life care; caring; attitude; health; death nursing; end-of-life care; caring; attitude; health; death

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Fernández-Gutiérrez, M.d.C.; Benavente-Fernández, I.; Jiménez-Luque, N.; Lubián-López, S.; López-Fernández, C.; Picardo-García, J.M. Nurses’ Perception of Caring and Attitudes toward Caring for Dying Patients: Exploring the Relationship Using a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design. Healthcare 2024, 12, 1331. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131331

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Fernández-Gutiérrez MdC, Benavente-Fernández I, Jiménez-Luque N, Lubián-López S, López-Fernández C, Picardo-García JM. Nurses’ Perception of Caring and Attitudes toward Caring for Dying Patients: Exploring the Relationship Using a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design. Healthcare. 2024; 12(13):1331. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131331

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Fernández-Gutiérrez, María del Carmen, Isabel Benavente-Fernández, Natalia Jiménez-Luque, Simón Lubián-López, Consuelo López-Fernández, and Juan Manuel Picardo-García. 2024. "Nurses’ Perception of Caring and Attitudes toward Caring for Dying Patients: Exploring the Relationship Using a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design" Healthcare 12, no. 13: 1331. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131331

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Fernández-Gutiérrez, M. d. C., Benavente-Fernández, I., Jiménez-Luque, N., Lubián-López, S., López-Fernández, C., & Picardo-García, J. M. (2024). Nurses’ Perception of Caring and Attitudes toward Caring for Dying Patients: Exploring the Relationship Using a Descriptive Cross-Sectional Design. Healthcare, 12(13), 1331. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131331

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