RT Journal Article
T1 Influence of Palliative Care Training on Nurses’ Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain
A1 Chisbert Alapont, Encarna
A1 García Salvador, Isidro
A1 Ossa Sendra, María Jesús de la
A1 García Navarro, Esperanza Begoña
A1 Rica Escuín, Marisa de la
AB Aim: This study aims to assess the influence of training on nurses’ attitudes towardend-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic alarm state in Spain. Design: Cross-sectionaldescriptive study. Data collection was carried out by means of an ad hoc questionnaire using GoogleForms in April and May 2020. The score of attitudes toward end-of-life care was used, to whichsociodemographic variables and training in palliative care were added. Methods: Data were collectedfrom 238 nursing professionals who had cared for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 adult patients atthe end-of-life stage in a hospital or nursing home. Results: Results showed that 51% of the nursesin the sample had training in palliative care. However, the percentage decreased to 38.5% amongthose who cared for COVID-19 patients and to 44.5% in those who cared for non-COVID-19 patients.In relation to attitudes about end-of-life care, more positive attitudes and a higher mean score werefound in the trained group. Conclusions: Palliative care training is a key element in end-of-life careand is even more important in times of COVID-19. Impact: Although end-of-life accompanimenthas been studied, few studies have included the influence of training on this during the pandemic.This study identifies key elements of accompaniment and training in a comparison of COVID-19 andnon-COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. In relation to attitudes toward end-of-life care, theresults showed a more positive attitude and a higher mean score in the trained group (3.43 +_ 0.37versus 3.21 +_0.32), the difference being statistically significant (p < 0.001).
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601 (electrónico)
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20799
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20799
LA spa
NO Chisbert-Alapont E, García-Salvador I, De La Ossa-Sendra MJ, García-Navarro EB, De La Rica-Escuín M. Influence of Palliative Care Training on Nurses’ Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(21):11249. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111249
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026