Intensive Care Nurses’ Anxiety About Covid-19, Approaches to and Attitudes Toward Dying with Dignity Principles During the Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629849 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rana Can (0000-0003-0655-4736, Department of Medical History and Ethics, Medical Faculty, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey., corresponding author), Meryem Türkan Işık (0000-0002-4091-8583, Fundamental Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey), Havva Doğan (Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Mersin University Hospital, Mersin, Turkey), Sema Erden Ertürk (0000-0002-1988-8674, Vocational School of Medical Services, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 916-930 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00302228221087505 |
| PMID | 35382628 |
| OpenAlex | W4223458165 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
While trying to protect themselves from COVID-19, intensive care nurses saved many patients by providing care during the pandemic. The aim of this study is to determine the anxiety levels of nurses working in intensive care units about COVID-19, attitudes toward and approaches to end-of-life care, and attitudes toward dying with dignity. This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out with 144 nurses. The Attitudes and Behaviors of ICU Nurses Intended for End-of-Life Care Scale, Attitudes towards Principles about Dying with Dignity Scale and COVID-19 Anxiety Scale were used to collect data. The mean age of the nurses was 30.02 ± 6.02. 63.80% of them were women and 62.20% of them worked in the internal intensive care unit. While the participants supported the principles of dying with dignity, their attitudes and approach to end-of-life care were at a good level, and COVID-19 anxiety was at a low level. Participants mostly adopted the protection of human dignity and privacy principles. Attitudes and approaches to end-of-life care and attitudes toward dying with dignity were not affected by COVID-19 anxiety
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Death anxiety · Dignity · Disease · End-of-life care · Health care · Intensive care · Intensive care medicine · Intensive care unit · Palliative care · Pandemic · Political science · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology · Critical Care Nursing
Defining a Good Death (Successful Dying)
Patient's Perspectives on the Notion of a Good Death
Nurses' Perceptions of Futile Medical Care
The Relationship Between Nurses’ Ethical Sensitivity Levels and Their Attitudes Toward Principles About Die with Dignity
Nurses’ perceptions of spiritual care and attitudes toward the principles of dying with dignity
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |