[HTML][HTML] Critical care nurses' attitude towards life-sustaining treatments in South East Iran
F Razban, S Iranmanesh, HE Aliabadi… - World Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016•ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Life-sustaining treatments (LSTs) may prolong life but greatly decrease the
quality of death. One factor influencing decision-making about withholding and withdrawing
these treatments is the attitude of nurses. This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of critical
care nurses towards life-sustaining treatments in South East Iran. METHODS: In this cross-
sectional study,“Ethnicity and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives Questionnaire”
was used to investigate the attitude of 104 critical care nurses towards life-sustaining …
quality of death. One factor influencing decision-making about withholding and withdrawing
these treatments is the attitude of nurses. This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of critical
care nurses towards life-sustaining treatments in South East Iran. METHODS: In this cross-
sectional study,“Ethnicity and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives Questionnaire”
was used to investigate the attitude of 104 critical care nurses towards life-sustaining …
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Life-sustaining treatments (LSTs) may prolong life but greatly decrease the quality of death. One factor influencing decision-making about withholding and withdrawing these treatments is the attitude of nurses. This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of critical care nurses towards life-sustaining treatments in South East Iran.
METHODS:
In this cross-sectional study,“Ethnicity and Attitudes towards Advance Care Directives Questionnaire” was used to investigate the attitude of 104 critical care nurses towards life-sustaining treatments in three hospitals affiliated to Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
RESULTS:
The findings of this study indicated that although a majority of critical care nurses (77%) did not have personal desire for use of LSTs including CPR and mechanical ventilation, they had moderately negative to neutral attitude towards general use of LSTs (2.95 of 5).
CONCLUSIONS:
These findings suggest that nurses’ attitude towards LSTs can be changed by inclusion of specific courses about death, palliative care and life-sustaining treatments in undergraduate and postgraduate nursing curricula. Educating Muslim nurses about religious aspects of LSTs may also improve their attitudes.
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