The current status and influencing factors of attitude to death among nurses in 3A-level hospitals
HAN Shu
CUI Yan
LU Xiao-hong
YU Xiao-yan
FENG Pei-qing
Abstract：Objective To investigate the status and analyze its influencing factors of attitude to death in two 3A-level hospitals in Qingdao.Methods A total of 242 nurses were investigated with general information questionnaire and the Chinese version of Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R).Results The average score of attitude to death of nurses was (3.21±0.15),and the dimension scores from high to low were neutral acceptance (4.31 ±0.33),approach acceptation (3.55±0.15),escape aceeptance (2.97±0.29),death avoidance (2.80-±0.27)and fear of death (2.41±0.25).Multi-regression analysis indicated that nursing year,religious beliefs and whether received death education were the influencing factors of attitude to death for nurses.Conclusion Most nurses' attitude of death towards acceptance,the main influencing factors were nursing year,religious beliefs and whether received death education.Nursing managers should fully consider the above factors,build the nurse death education mode,finally improve the quality of nursing service.
Keywords：nurseattitude to deathdeath educationnursing management
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 185-188 )