Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022
Abstract Background Although there is growing demand for hospice care in China due to its aging population and increasing cancer rates, the sector remains slow to expand. Oncology nurses are the primary providers of hospice care, but little is known about their behaviors towards hospice care and rel...
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| author | Jing Zhao Yu Wang Binbin Xiao Fucheng Ye Jianfei Chen Yingjuan Huang Ting Li Xiaoli Chen Hongmei Ma Qing Zhang Zhijie Zou |
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| description | Abstract Background Although there is growing demand for hospice care in China due to its aging population and increasing cancer rates, the sector remains slow to expand. Oncology nurses are the primary providers of hospice care, but little is known about their behaviors towards hospice care and related factors. Methods This cross-sectional study conveniently sampled 933 oncology nurses from six grade A tertiary hospitals in Hubei Province between January to March 2022. The questionnaire was composed of seven parts: general information (including sociodemographic and work-related information), hospice care behaviors, hospice care knowledge, hospice care attitudes, hospice care self-efficacy, hospice care outcome expectancy, and hospice care environment. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, independent sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, multiple linear regression, random forest regression, and BP neural network model analysis. Results A total of 852 questionnaires were valid. The mean score of hospice care behaviors was 50.47 ± 10.56, with a mean item score of 3.61 ± 0.75. The three highest scoring behaviors were “pain assessment of patients (4.21 ± 0.91)”, “satisfying the physical and mental needs of dying patients (4.04 ± 0.92)”, and “creating good relationships between the medical staff and family members (4.02 ± 0.87)”. The two lowest-scoring behaviors were “proactively recommending medical institutions for hospice care to terminally ill patients and their families (2.55 ± 1.10)” and “proactively talking to patients and families about death-related topics for patients who are critically ill and cannot be reversed (2.87 ± 1.03).” Multiple linear regression, random forest regression, and BP neural network models all showed that the frequency of sharing hospice care experiences with colleagues, hospice care attitudes, hospice care self-efficacy, and hospice care environments were positively associated with hospice care behaviors. Conclusions The frequency of hospice care behaviors among Chinese oncology nurses is generally at a moderate to high level. The results provide a basis for promoting hospice care behaviors among oncology nurses in order to improve the quality of life for terminally ill cancer patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-244501b09c9844b98baa38bb2bdd50c02024-03-05T20:42:48ZengBMCBMC Palliative Care1472-684X2024-02-0123111210.1186/s12904-024-01385-8Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022Jing Zhao0Yu Wang1Binbin Xiao2Fucheng Ye3Jianfei Chen4Yingjuan Huang5Ting Li6Xiaoli Chen7Hongmei Ma8Qing Zhang9Zhijie Zou10School of Nursing, Wuhan UniversitySchool of Nursing, Wuhan UniversityRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversityWuhan University of TechnologySchool of Nursing, Wuhan UniversitySchool of Nursing, Wuhan UniversityHubei Cancer HospitalSchool of Nursing, Wuhan UniversityRenmin Hospital of Wuhan UniversitySchool of Nursing, Wuhan UniversitySchool of Nursing, Wuhan UniversityAbstract Background Although there is growing demand for hospice care in China due to its aging population and increasing cancer rates, the sector remains slow to expand. Oncology nurses are the primary providers of hospice care, but little is known about their behaviors towards hospice care and related factors. Methods This cross-sectional study conveniently sampled 933 oncology nurses from six grade A tertiary hospitals in Hubei Province between January to March 2022. The questionnaire was composed of seven parts: general information (including sociodemographic and work-related information), hospice care behaviors, hospice care knowledge, hospice care attitudes, hospice care self-efficacy, hospice care outcome expectancy, and hospice care environment. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, independent sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, multiple linear regression, random forest regression, and BP neural network model analysis. Results A total of 852 questionnaires were valid. The mean score of hospice care behaviors was 50.47 ± 10.56, with a mean item score of 3.61 ± 0.75. The three highest scoring behaviors were “pain assessment of patients (4.21 ± 0.91)”, “satisfying the physical and mental needs of dying patients (4.04 ± 0.92)”, and “creating good relationships between the medical staff and family members (4.02 ± 0.87)”. The two lowest-scoring behaviors were “proactively recommending medical institutions for hospice care to terminally ill patients and their families (2.55 ± 1.10)” and “proactively talking to patients and families about death-related topics for patients who are critically ill and cannot be reversed (2.87 ± 1.03).” Multiple linear regression, random forest regression, and BP neural network models all showed that the frequency of sharing hospice care experiences with colleagues, hospice care attitudes, hospice care self-efficacy, and hospice care environments were positively associated with hospice care behaviors. Conclusions The frequency of hospice care behaviors among Chinese oncology nurses is generally at a moderate to high level. The results provide a basis for promoting hospice care behaviors among oncology nurses in order to improve the quality of life for terminally ill cancer patients.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01385-8Hospice careNurseBehaviorOncologySocial cognitive theory |
| spellingShingle | Jing Zhao Yu Wang Binbin Xiao Fucheng Ye Jianfei Chen Yingjuan Huang Ting Li Xiaoli Chen Hongmei Ma Qing Zhang Zhijie Zou Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 BMC Palliative Care Hospice care Nurse Behavior Oncology Social cognitive theory |
| title | Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 |
| title_full | Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 |
| title_fullStr | Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 |
| title_short | Behaviors and influencing factors of Chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care: a cross-sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 |
| title_sort | behaviors and influencing factors of chinese oncology nurses towards hospice care a cross sectional study based on social cognitive theory in 2022 |
| topic | Hospice care Nurse Behavior Oncology Social cognitive theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01385-8 |
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