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Nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and attitude towards end- of-life care in public hospitals in Wollega zones: A multicenter cross-sectional study

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  • Werku Etafa
  • Bizuneh Wakuma
  • Getahun Fetensa
  • Reta Tsegaye
  • Eba Abdisa
  • Adugna Oluma
  • Tadesse Tolossa
  • Diriba Mulisa
  • Tagay Takele

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Background: Palliative care is nowadays essential in nursing care, due to the increasing number of patients who require attention in the final stages of their life. Lack of knowledge of and negative attitude palliative care among nurses is one of the most common barriers to quality palliative care. This study, therefore, aimed to assess nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and attitude toward end-of-life care in public hospitals in Wollega zones, Ethiopia. Methods: A multicenter institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data from 372 nurses working in public hospitals in Wollega zones from October 02–22, 2019. A self-administered questionnaire with three different parts: Demographic characteristics of nurses, the Palliative Care Quiz for Nursing (PCQN), and the Frommelt Attitudes Towards Care of the Dying (FATCOD). SPSS version 21 was used for analysis used for data analysis. The binary logistic regression test was used for analysis at p

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  • Werku Etafa & Bizuneh Wakuma & Getahun Fetensa & Reta Tsegaye & Eba Abdisa & Adugna Oluma & Tadesse Tolossa & Diriba Mulisa & Tagay Takele, 2020. "Nurses’ knowledge about palliative care and attitude towards end- of-life care in public hospitals in Wollega zones: A multicenter cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-14, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0238357
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238357
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