Analysis of Nurses’ Attitudes toward Patient Death

Anna Maria Cybulska, Monika Anna Żołnowska, Daria Schneider-Matyka (), Marta Nowak, Małgorzata Starczewska, Szymon Grochans and Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska
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Anna Maria Cybulska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Monika Anna Żołnowska: Department of Cardiology and Invasive Cardiology, Independent Provincial Public Integrated Hospital, Arkońska 4, 71-455 Szczecin, Poland
Daria Schneider-Matyka: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Marta Nowak: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Starczewska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Żołnierska 48, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Szymon Grochans: Department of Clinical Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Aneta Cymbaluk-Płoska: Department of Gynecological Surgery and Gynecological Oncology of Adults and Adolescents, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 20, 1-16

Abstract: (1) The aim of the study was to analyze nurses’ attitudes toward a patient’s death, taking into account the emotions they experience and the general perception of death. (2) The study involved 516 nurses from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. The research was carried out using the diagnostic survey method using The Death Attitudes Profile Revisited (DAP-R-PL), the Scale of Fear and Fascination with Death, and a demographic questionnaire. (3) Research has shown that nurses accept the phenomenon of death as a natural process of human life; however, they adopt the attitude of fear of death. Most of the respondents experienced: sadness (73.4%), helplessness (58.5%), and regret (43.6%) due to the patient’s death. (4) Both age, sex, marital status, and place of residence significantly influenced the attitudes of nurses toward the patient’s death. Therefore, it is important to provide psychological support or special education in the case of dealing with the fear of death.

Keywords: death; attitudes toward death; fear of death; dying; nurse (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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