"Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards advance directives among clinical nurses: Multicenter cross-sectional survey"

作者全名："Gong, Miao; Ding, Fu; Zhu, Yue Ping; Liu, Na Wei; Li, Ya Ling; Qiu, Dan; Fang, Qin"

作者地址："[Gong, Miao; Zhu, Yue Ping; Liu, Na Wei; Qiu, Dan] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Geratol, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Ding, Fu; Li, Ya Ling] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Nursing Dept, Chongqing, Peoples R China; [Fang, Qin] Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Cardiol, Chongqing, Peoples R China"

通信作者："Fang, Q (通讯作者)，Chongqing Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Cardiol, Chongqing, Peoples R China."

来源：JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING

ESI学科分类：CLINICAL MEDICINE

WOS号：WOS:001087905600001

JCR分区：Q1

影响因子：3.2

年份：2023

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文献类型：Article; Early Access

关键词：advance directives; attitude; knowledge; nurse; practice assessment

摘要："Aims and ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of nurses in implementing advance directives (ADs) for older patients and analyze the influencing factors before the establishment of the first advance directives act in China.DesignMulticenter cross-sectional survey. The standards for reporting the STROBE checklist are used.MethodsThis cross-sectional study developed a self-designed structured questionnaire to assess nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practices about ADs. Nurses were recruited by stratified random sampling through the Nursing Departments of 12 hospitals in southwest China and were asked to fill out the questionnaire face to face about knowledge, attitudes and practices. Data were analyzed following descriptive statistics, rank-sum test and multiple linear regression.ResultsThis study included 950 nurses. The study found that nurses were extremely supportive of ADs. Unmarried nurses had better knowledge of ADs than married ones. Nevertheless, there was a discrepancy between the participants' knowledge, attitude and practice. The participants' practice was lower (4.3%) compared with their attitude (81.9%) and knowledge (42.2%). Knowledge on, attitudes towards and standardized procedures for ADs in the workplace affected nursing practice.ConclusionsThe study recommends that courses on ADs and appropriate support from medical institutions should be provided to nurses to increase their knowledge and confidence in implementing ADs. Healthcare professionals should be sufficiently equipped to implement ADs and handle their execution appropriately to provide adequate end-of-life care corresponding to patients' wishes.Relevance to Clinical PracticeThe study results inform rich insights as it discusses the numerous interrelating factors influencing these three fundamental aspects that affect the success of any AD policy by surveying the knowledge, attitudes and practices of clinical nurses. Furthermore, our results hint at distinct areas of improvement in the nursing practice to facilitate the wider implementation and acceptance of ADs in China.Patient or Public ContributionThis study involved no patient."

基金机构："The authors thank the following organizations for promotion the research information and recruiting participants: The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, The second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chonggang Gener; Chongqing General Hospital"

基金资助正文："The authors thank the following organizations for promotion the research information and recruiting participants: The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, The second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chonggang General Hospital, Fengdu People & apos;s Hospital, Yangjiaping Community Hospital, Shipingqiao Community Hospital, Zhongliangshan Community Hospital, Daping Community Hospital, Xingqiao Community Hospital, Geleshan Community Hospital, Tuwan Community Hospital, Fenghuang Community Hospital and Chongqing General Hospital. We would also like to express special thanks to the subjects and investigators who participated in this study."