Undergraduate nursing students' attitudes and preparedness toward caring for dying persons - A longitudinal study
Attitude to Death; health personnel attitude; psychology; adolescent; Adult; Female; Human; longitudinal study; Male; Middle Aged; nursing education; nursing student; procedures; Questionnaire; Sweden; Terminal Care
Nursing education needs to prepare students for care of dying patients. The aim of this study was to describe the development of nursing students' attitudes toward caring for dying patients and their perceived preparedness to perform end-of-life care. A longitudinal study was performed with 117 nursing students at six universities in Sweden. The students completed the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale (FATCOD) questionnaire at the beginning of first and second year, and at the end of third year of education. After education, the students completed questions about how prepared they felt by to perform end-of-life care. The total FATCOD increased from 126 to 132 during education. Five weeks' theoretical palliative care education significantly predicted positive changes in attitudes toward caring for dying patients. Students with five weeks' theoretical palliative care training felt more prepared and supported by the education to care for a dying patient than students with shorter education. A minority felt prepared to take care of a dead body or meet relatives.
Henoch I; Melin-Johansson C; Bergh I; Strang S; Ek K; Hammarlund K; Lundh Hagelin C; Westin L; Osterlind J; Browall M
Nurse Education In Practice
2017
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Palliative Care Research - A Systematic Review Of Foci, Designs And Methods Of Research Conducted In Sweden Between 2007 And 2012.
Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 And Over; Child; Female; History 21st Century; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Palliative Care; Research Design; Sweden; Young Adult
Sweden; End-of-life Care; Palliative Care; Research Designs; Research Methods; Review
BACKGROUND:
In 2007, a literature review was undertaken of palliative care research from Sweden during the 1970s-2006, paving the way for a follow-up study to explore the recent developments. The aim was to systematically examine palliative care research from Sweden between 2007 and 2012, with special attention to methods, designs and research foci.
METHODS:
A literature review was undertaken. The databases Academic search elite, Age line, Ahmed, Cinahl, PsychInfo, PubMed, Scopus, Soc abstracts, Web of science and Libris were reviewed for Swedish palliative care research studies published from 2007 to 2012, applying the search criteria 'palliative care OR palliative medicine OR end-of-life care OR terminal care OR hospice care OR dying OR death'.
RESULTS:
A total of 263 papers met the inclusion criteria, indicating an increased volume of research compared to the 133 articles identified in the previous review. Common study foci were symptom assessment and management, experiences of illness and care planning. Targeting non-cancer-specific populations and utilisation of population-based register studies were identified as new features. There was continued domination of cross-sectional, qualitative and mono-disciplinary studies, not including ethnic minority groups, nonverbally communicable people or children <18 years of age.
CONCLUSIONS:
The trend is that Swedish palliative care research has expanded in volume from 2007 to 2012 compared to during the 1970s to 2006, with increasing participation of non-cancer-specific populations. A domination of qualitative approaches and small, cross-sectional studies with few interventions is still characteristic. Still more strategies are needed to expand the knowledge development of palliative care to respond to demographical, epidemiological, therapeutic and healthcare structure changes.
Henoch I; Carlander I; Holm M; James I; Kenne Sarenmalm E; Lundh Hagelin C
Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences
2016
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DOI: 10.1111/scs.12253