Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic

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Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Martins, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva, Ribeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes, Trindade, Letícia de Lima, Fonseca, Esmeralda Faria
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Título da fonte: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/66598
Resumo: Objective: to analyze nurses’ attitudes to death in the hospital setting before and after the first critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional, comparative study. Data collection was conducted in a hospital in Portugal, using the Death Attitude Profile Assessment Scale. In 2018, 900 nurses participated and, in 2020, 995. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed. Results: regarding the profile of participants in the two groups, significant differences in age (p=0.001) and professional category (p=0.008) were identified. In attitudes to death, Avoidance had a significant difference between nurses before and during the pandemic (p=0.014), and was higher in the latter moment. Conclusion: the fact that Avoidance is more recurrent after the pandemic shows the importance of preparing the teams to face death in order to ensure the quality of end-of-life care and minimize nurses’ psychological suffering.
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spelling Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemicAtitudes dos enfermeiros frente à morte: mudanças com a pandemia por COVID-19Attitude to DeathDeathNursingPandemicsHospitalsAtitude Frente a MorteMorteEnfermagemPandemiasHospitaisObjective: to analyze nurses’ attitudes to death in the hospital setting before and after the first critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional, comparative study. Data collection was conducted in a hospital in Portugal, using the Death Attitude Profile Assessment Scale. In 2018, 900 nurses participated and, in 2020, 995. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed. Results: regarding the profile of participants in the two groups, significant differences in age (p=0.001) and professional category (p=0.008) were identified. In attitudes to death, Avoidance had a significant difference between nurses before and during the pandemic (p=0.014), and was higher in the latter moment. Conclusion: the fact that Avoidance is more recurrent after the pandemic shows the importance of preparing the teams to face death in order to ensure the quality of end-of-life care and minimize nurses’ psychological suffering.Objetivo: analisar as atitudes dos enfermeiros frente à morte, no contexto hospitalar, antes e após o primeiro período crítico da pandemia por COVID-19.  Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal, comparativo. Coleta de dados realizada num hospital de Portugal, usando a Escala de Avaliação do Perfil de Atitudes acerca da Morte. Em 2018, participaram 900 enfermeiros e, em 2020, 995. Realizou-se análise estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados: quanto ao perfil dos participantes dos dois grupos, identificaram-se diferenças significativas na idade (p=0,001) e categoria profissional (p=0,008). Nas atitudes frente à morte, o Evitamento obteve diferença significativa entre os enfermeiros antes e durante a pandemia (p=0,014), sendo superior neste último momento. Conclusão: o fato do Evitamento ser mais recorrente após a pandemia denota a importância do preparo das equipes para o enfrentamento da morte, de modo a garantir a qualidade dos cuidados na fase final da vida e minimizar o sofrimento psicológico dos enfermeiros.Faculdade de Enfermagem da UFG2021-11-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/6659810.5216/ree.v23.66598Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem; Vol. 23 (2021); 66598Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem; v. 23 (2021); 665981518-1944reponame:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermageminstname:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)instacron:UFGporenghttps://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/66598/37654https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/66598/37655Copyright (c) 2021 Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagemhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCardoso, Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira Martins, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da SilvaRibeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta LopesTrindade, Letícia de LimaFonseca, Esmeralda Faria2023-07-28T19:51:49Zoai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/66598Revistahttps://revistas.ufg.br/fenPUBhttps://revistas.ufg.br/fen/oairee.fen@ufg.br1518-19441518-1944opendoar:2023-07-28T19:51:49Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem - Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
Atitudes dos enfermeiros frente à morte: mudanças com a pandemia por COVID-19
title Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
spellingShingle Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
Cardoso, Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira
Attitude to Death
Death
Nursing
Pandemics
Hospitals
Atitude Frente a Morte
Morte
Enfermagem
Pandemias
Hospitais
title_short Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort Nurses’ attitudes to death: changes with the COVID-19 pandemic
author Cardoso, Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira
author_facet Cardoso, Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira
Martins, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva
Ribeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes
Trindade, Letícia de Lima
Fonseca, Esmeralda Faria
author_role author
author2 Martins, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva
Ribeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes
Trindade, Letícia de Lima
Fonseca, Esmeralda Faria
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cardoso, Maria Filomena Passos Teixeira
Martins, Maria Manuela Ferreira Pereira da Silva
Ribeiro, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes
Trindade, Letícia de Lima
Fonseca, Esmeralda Faria
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Attitude to Death
Death
Nursing
Pandemics
Hospitals
Atitude Frente a Morte
Morte
Enfermagem
Pandemias
Hospitais
topic Attitude to Death
Death
Nursing
Pandemics
Hospitals
Atitude Frente a Morte
Morte
Enfermagem
Pandemias
Hospitais
description Objective: to analyze nurses’ attitudes to death in the hospital setting before and after the first critical period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional, comparative study. Data collection was conducted in a hospital in Portugal, using the Death Attitude Profile Assessment Scale. In 2018, 900 nurses participated and, in 2020, 995. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was performed. Results: regarding the profile of participants in the two groups, significant differences in age (p=0.001) and professional category (p=0.008) were identified. In attitudes to death, Avoidance had a significant difference between nurses before and during the pandemic (p=0.014), and was higher in the latter moment. Conclusion: the fact that Avoidance is more recurrent after the pandemic shows the importance of preparing the teams to face death in order to ensure the quality of end-of-life care and minimize nurses’ psychological suffering.
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