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Palliative care for those with heart failure: Nurses' knowledge, attitude, and preparedness to practice Sanghee Kim and Won Ju Hwang Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs published online 6 January 2014 DOI: 10.1177/1474515113519521 The online version of this article can be found at: http://cnu.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/01/06/1474515113519521 A more recent version of this article was published on - Mar 3, 2014
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519521 research-article2013
CNU0010.1177/1474515113519521European Journal of Cardiovascular NursingKim and Hwang
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY ®
Original Article
Palliative care for those with heart failure: Nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and preparedness to practice
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 201X, Vol XX(X) 1–10 © The European Society of Cardiology 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1474515113519521 cnu.sagepub.com
Sanghee Kim1 and Won Ju Hwang2
Abstract Background: Palliative care is an important element of holistic care but has received little attention in cardiac disease patients. The purpose of the paper is (a) to investigate nurses’ knowledge of palliative care, attitudes toward care of the dying, coping with death, and preparedness to practice palliative care for those with heart failure, and (b) to evaluate influencing factors on preparedness to practice on palliative care. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design employed a structured questionnaire that tested nurses’ knowledge, attitude, coping, and preparedness to practice on palliative care for patients with heart failure. Ninety nurses in two tertiary university hospitals in South Korea participated in the survey. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression. Results: Results showed low levels of knowledge reported (an average of 48.3% correct answers), attitude (134.8±110.1), coping (117.2±24.3), and preparedness to practice (17.3±4.7) relating to palliative care. The extent of knowledge was related to both attitudes and coping. These attitudes and coping skills were related to preparedness to practice. The multiple regression analysis showed that preparedness to practice was explained by coping and attitude (R2 =0.46, F=6.1, p
Palliative care for those with heart failure: Nurses' knowledge, attitude, and preparedness to practice Sanghee Kim and Won Ju Hwang Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs published online 6 January 2014 DOI: 10.1177/1474515113519521 The online version of this article can be found at: http://cnu.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/01/06/1474515113519521 A more recent version of this article was published on - Mar 3, 2014
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519521 research-article2013
CNU0010.1177/1474515113519521European Journal of Cardiovascular NursingKim and Hwang
EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY ®
Original Article
Palliative care for those with heart failure: Nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and preparedness to practice
European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 201X, Vol XX(X) 1–10 © The European Society of Cardiology 2013 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1474515113519521 cnu.sagepub.com
Sanghee Kim1 and Won Ju Hwang2
Abstract Background: Palliative care is an important element of holistic care but has received little attention in cardiac disease patients. The purpose of the paper is (a) to investigate nurses’ knowledge of palliative care, attitudes toward care of the dying, coping with death, and preparedness to practice palliative care for those with heart failure, and (b) to evaluate influencing factors on preparedness to practice on palliative care. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design employed a structured questionnaire that tested nurses’ knowledge, attitude, coping, and preparedness to practice on palliative care for patients with heart failure. Ninety nurses in two tertiary university hospitals in South Korea participated in the survey. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression. Results: Results showed low levels of knowledge reported (an average of 48.3% correct answers), attitude (134.8±110.1), coping (117.2±24.3), and preparedness to practice (17.3±4.7) relating to palliative care. The extent of knowledge was related to both attitudes and coping. These attitudes and coping skills were related to preparedness to practice. The multiple regression analysis showed that preparedness to practice was explained by coping and attitude (R2 =0.46, F=6.1, p
