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Palliative Care Knowledge and Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care among Undergraduate Nursing Students at Al-Quds University: Implications for Palestinian Education

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  • Abdallah Ahmad Alwawi

    (Department of Nursing, College of Health Professions, Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, Jerusalem P.O. Box 51000, Palestine
    Anesthesia and Resuscitation Technology Department, College of Health Professions, Al-Quds University, Abu Dies, Jerusalem P.O. Box 51000, Palestine)

  • Hammoda Abu-Odah

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
    Centre for Advancing Patient Health Outcomes: A JBI Affiliated Group, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China
    Nursing and Health Sciences Department, University College of Applied Sciences (UCAS), Gaza 1415, Palestine)

  • Jonathan Bayuo

    (School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, China)

Abstract

(1) Background: Nursing students should be well-prepared and educated in order to provide high-quality palliative care (PC) to patients with chronic diseases, which will have an impact on the quality of care for dying patients in the future; this study aimed to investigate the level of knowledge about PC and attitudes towards the care of dying patients among Palestinian nursing undergraduate students; (2) Methods: The study was a descriptive quantitative cross-sectional study design of 410 nursing students who participated and completed the questionnaire. The PC Quiz for Nurses (PCQN) and the Short Version of the Frommelt Attitudes Towards Care of the Dying (FATCOD) Form B Scales were used to assess students’ PC knowledge and attitudes toward PC and caring for dying patients. Generalized linear regression analysis was applied to identify the influencing variables on knowledge and attitudes; (3) Results: The overall knowledge mean score was 7.42 ± 2.93, ranging from 0 to 20, which indicates that nursing students lacked knowledge about PC; however, they have a positive attitude (25.94 ± 4.72; ranging from 9 to 45) toward care for a dying person. Receiving lectures or training about PC, caring for relatives in their last days of life, gender, and year of study were independently associated with students’ knowledge and attitudes about PC and care of dying patients; and (4) Conclusion: This study generated evidence showing insufficient knowledge about PC among nursing students at the Al-Quds University, Palestine, albeit a favorable attitude towards EoLC was shown. Integrating PC education into the nursing curriculum at Palestinian Universities need to increase their awareness of PC.

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  • Abdallah Ahmad Alwawi & Hammoda Abu-Odah & Jonathan Bayuo, 2022. "Palliative Care Knowledge and Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care among Undergraduate Nursing Students at Al-Quds University: Implications for Palestinian Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9563-:d:879698
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    1. Hartiah Haroen & Ristina Mirwanti & Citra Windani Mambang Sari, 2023. "Knowledge and Attitude toward End-of-Life Care of Nursing Students after Completing the Multi-Methods Teaching and Learning Palliative Care Nursing Course," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-10, March.

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