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Factors influencing Jordanian nursing students' attitudes toward caring for terminally ill patients.
| Τίτλος: | Factors influencing Jordanian nursing students' attitudes toward caring for terminally ill patients. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Muslih NIH; Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care Lecturer and Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Al-Albayt University, Jordan., Al-Rajabi OZA; Assistant Professor, Maternal and Child Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Philadelphia University, Jordan., Abu-Shosha GM; Professor, Child Health Nursing, Zarqa University, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan., Oweidat IA; Assistant Professor, Zarqa University, Faculty of Nursing, Community and Mental Health Nursing Department, Jordan., Nashwan AJ; Assistant Executive Director of Nursing for Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qata. |
| Πηγή: | International journal of palliative nursing [Int J Palliat Nurs] 2026 Mar 02; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 136-144. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 20. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: MA Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9506762 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2052-286X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13576321 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Palliat Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : MA Healthcare Original Publication: London : Mark Allen Pub., c1995- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Students, Nursing*/psychology , Terminal Care*/psychology , Attitude of Health Personnel* , Terminally Ill*, Humans ; Jordan ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Male ; Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Young Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Providing care for terminally ill patients is demanding and many nursing students are insufficiently prepared to care for terminally ill patients. Objectives: This study aimed to explore nursing students' attitudes toward caring for terminally ill patients at universities in Jordan and identify the factors influencing these attitudes. Methods: A quantitative, descriptive cross-sectional design was used. A multistage random sampling method was employed to recruit 500 nursing students from five governmental universities in Jordan. A structured questionnaire consisting of two parts, including a demographic information sheet and the Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale Form B (FATCOD-B), was used to collect the data. Results: The majority of nursing students expressed unfavourable opinions about end-of-life care. No significant relationships were found between students' sociodemographic variables and attitudes toward end-of-life care, except for age and academic year (F=2.5, P=0.006). Conclusion: Nursing students observe adverse perceptions regarding the care of terminally ill patients. Nurse educators need to make extensive efforts to understand students' perspectives on this topic. Integrating palliative educational courses into the nursing curriculum should improve students' attitudes toward end-of-life care. |
| Competing Interests: | Statement of interest: None |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: attitudes; end of life; nursing students; palliative care; terminally ill |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260320 Date Completed: 20260711 Latest Revision: 20260711 |
| Update Code: | 20260711 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/ijpn.2024.0041 |
| PMID: | 41860778 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 2052-286X |
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| DOI: | 10.12968/ijpn.2024.0041 |