Attitudes and Experiences Towards Death of Healthcare Professionals Working in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

被引：7

作者：

Metallinou, Dimitra ^{[1
]}

Bardo, Sofia ^{[1
]}

Kitsonidou, Iliana ^{[1
]}

Sotiropoulou, Niki ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ West Attica, Fac Hlth & Caring Sci, Dept Midwifery, Ag Spyridonos Str, Athens 12243, Greece

来源：

OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING | 2023年 / 88卷 / 02期

关键词：

attitudes; experiences; death; healthcare professionals; neonatal intensive care units; NURSES ATTITUDES; DECISION-MAKING; MORAL DISTRESS;

D O I：

10.1177/00302228211048667

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Background Death is an integral part of neonatal intensive care units' (NICUs) environment and little it is known about NICU's staff death concepts. Aim To investigate attitudes and experiences towards death of healthcare professionals (HPs) working in NICUs Design Totally 131 participants from six hospitals were included in the study. Research instruments were a questionnaire designed by the authors and the scale Death Attitude Profile-Revised. Results Gender, marital and educational status, frequent contact with end of life neonates and provision of neonatal end of life care during the research period correlated significantly with dimensions of DAP-R. Impact of NICU neonatal deaths on personal life correlated negatively with fear of death and positively with escape acceptance. Conclusion Evaluating the interrelationships among personal characteristics, attitudes and experiences towards death among NICU HPs may increase our understanding concerning working with dying neonates and provide direction for educational intervention and continuing professional support.

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页码：570 / 590

页数：21

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