The Effect of Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses' Attitudes Towards Palliative Care on Death Anxiety and Burnout: An Analytic Cross-Sectional Study
Title
The Effect of Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses' Attitudes Towards Palliative Care on Death Anxiety and Burnout: An Analytic Cross-Sectional Study
Creator
Uslu-Sahan F; Terzioglu F; Dizdar EA; Kayademir N; Mutlu DK; Adiguzel G; Tozlu G; Baykal T
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Publisher
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
Date
2024
Subject
Infant Newborn; child; Palliative Care; article; controlled study; female; human; male; newborn; Cross-Sectional Studies; palliative therapy; nurse; newborn intensive care; neonatal intensive care unit; cross-sectional study; attitude; clinician; nurse attitude; Cesarean Section; burnout; hospital bed capacity; fear of death; attitude scale; Death Anxiety Scale
Description
This study aimed to determined the effect of neonatal intensive care nurses' attitudes towards palliative care on death anxiety and burnout. This was an analytic cross-sectional study conducted with 215 neonatal intensive care nurses working a children's hospital with Turkey's largest NICU bed capacity. The mean Neonatal Palliative Care Attitude Scale total score was 3.04 +/- 0.78, and the mean scores of the organization, resources, and clinician subscales were 3.16 +/- 0.86, 2.87 +/- 0.80, and 3.10 +/- 0.97, respectively. The participants' mean Death Anxiety Scale score was 57.65 +/- 21.46, and the mean Burnout Inventory score was 39.21 +/- 17.61. The organization subscale explained 17% of the variance in death anxiety, and the organization and resources subscales explained 31% of the variance in burnout. Neonatal intensive care nurses' palliative care attitudes are moderate; they face obstacles in providing and improving their attitudes in this field. The high level of obstacles increases nurses' death anxiety and burnout.
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July List 2024
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Citation
Uslu-Sahan F; Terzioglu F; Dizdar EA; Kayademir N; Mutlu DK; Adiguzel G; Tozlu G; Baykal T, “The Effect of Neonatal Intensive Care Nurses' Attitudes Towards Palliative Care on Death Anxiety and Burnout: An Analytic Cross-Sectional Study,” Pediatric Palliative Care Library, accessed February 19, 2025, https://pedpalascnetlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/19662.