Actitud y sentimientos de estudiantes de Enfermería frente a los cuidados al final de la vida

  1. David Ribada Fraga
  2. Irene Esperón Rodríguez
  3. Víctor del Campo Pérez
Journal:
Metas de enfermería

ISSN: 1138-7262

Year of publication: 2018

Volume: 21

Issue: 10

Pages: 12-17

Type: Article

DOI: 10.35667/METASENF.2019.21.1003081332 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

More publications in: Metas de enfermería

Abstract

Objective: to explore the attitude and feelings of Nursing students towards care at death, as well as differences according to demographical characteristics, previous experience with death, and clinical practices completed. Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study on Nursing students from Universities of Galicia, through the validated FATCOD-S scale. Other variables were: age, gender, school, academic course, residential environment at childhood, previous experience with end of life, and if they had already completed clinical practices. An open question was included regarding their feelings towards the subject of the study. Bivariate analysis was conducted through Student’s t, ANOVA or Mann-Whitney’s U tests, and Spearman Correlation Coefficient. . Results: there were answers by 463 students. The overall mean score in the FATCOD scale was 98.1. Students in their 1st year who were ≤20-year-old presented statistically lower values than older students, both in Factor I (p= 0.014) and in Factor II (p= 0.04); they had higher scores in both factors (p= 0.02) if they declared having had previous experiences. An increasing gradient was found between the scores in both factors and the academic year (p< 0.001). In terms of feelings, four categories were identified: sadness and anxiety when faced with death; lack of experience and/or training; satisfaction and personal pride; and empathy, respect and relief. Conclusions: nursing students in Galicia presented a positive attitude towards end-of-life care. Age and previous experience represented key factors, as well as having completed clinical practices.

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