Knowledge and Attitude toward End-of-Life Care of Nursing Students after Completing the Multi-Methods Teaching and Learning Palliative Care Nursing Course

Hartiah Haroen (), Ristina Mirwanti and Citra Windani Mambang Sari
Additional contact information
Hartiah Haroen: Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia
Ristina Mirwanti: Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia
Citra Windani Mambang Sari: Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung 45363, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-10

Abstract: Introduction: This study aims to assess the palliative care nursing (PCN) knowledge and attitude of nursing students toward end-of-life care (EoLC) after completing the multi-methods PCN courses. Methods: A quasi-experimental study with a pre-and post-palliative survey was conducted. One hundred and sixty five nursing students from a faculty of nursing in Indonesia were enrolled, and knowledge and attitude were assessed using the palliative care quiz for nurses (PCQN) and the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying and Death (FATCOD). Paired t -test and ANOVA were applied in this study. Results: After being involved in the PCN course, the mean score of PCN knowledge of the students increased significantly ( p < 0.001). According to sub-domain analysis, the knowledge increased significantly in pain and symptom management ( p < 0.001) and not significantly in the domains of theory and principle of the palliative, psychosocial, and spiritual care ( p = 0.053; p = 0.080). Moreover, students’ attitude toward EoLC also increased significantly ( p < 0.001), and positive attitudes increased from 75.6% to 91.5%. According to the ANOVA test, knowledge in two different groups (witnessed dying people and GPA) is not statistically meaningful (FWDP (1158) = 0.817, p = 0.367; FGPA (2.158) = 1.143, p = 0.322). Similarly, attitudes toward EoLC in two different groups are not statistically meaningful (FWD (1158) = 0.971. p = 0.326, FGPA (1157) = 1.278, p = 0.281). Conclusion: PCN courses with multi-method learning and teaching are effective to increase PCN knowledge, particularly in pain and symptom management knowledge, and also effective in increasing the positive attitudes toward EoLC.

Keywords: attitude; end-of-life-care; nursing student; palliative care; telenursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/5/4382/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/5/4382/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:5:p:4382-:d:1084513

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().