ArticleThe American journal of nursing2020
Original Research: Understanding Nursing Home Staff Attitudes Toward Death and Dying: A Survey.
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- Factors Influencing Decision Making for Gastrostomy Tube Placement for People Living with Serious Illness: A Scoping Review.Journal of palliative medicine · 2025Article
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- Attitudes and influencing factors of nursing assistants towards hospice and palliative care nursing in chinese nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- Reimagining Family Involvement in Residential Long-Term Care.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNearly 70% of nursing home residents are eligible for palliative care, yet few receive formal palliative care outside of hospice. Little is known about nursing home staff attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviors related to palliative care.
methodsWe administered a modified survey measuring attitudes toward death to 146 nursing home staff members, including both clinical and nonclinical staff, from 14 nursing homes.
resultsNursing home staff generally reported feeling comfortable caring for the dying, but half believed the end of life is a time of great suffering. Pain control (63%), loneliness (52%), and depression (48%) were the most important issues identified with regard to these patients, and there was ambivalence about the use of strong pain medications and the utility of feeding tubes at the end of life. Top priorities identified for improving palliative care included greater family involvement (43%), education and training in pain control (50%) and in management of other symptoms (37%), and use of a palliative care team (35%) at their facility.
conclusionsFindings show there is a need for more palliative care training and education, which should be built on current staff knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward palliative care.
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