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Background <p>Nursing interns are future frontline providers of hospice care, and their attitudes toward end-of-life care directly affect the quality of hospice services. However, current nursing education often lacks targeted hospice care training, leading to gaps in nursing interns’ preparedness to meet the needs of terminally ill patients. Nursing education plays a crucial role in equipping nursing interns with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide compassionate care for dying patients. Nursing programs need to prioritize end-of-life care training, as it prepares these future nurses to address the unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals nearing the end of their lives.</p> Methods <p>The sample for this study consisted of 374 nursing college interns who were assessed using the general data questionnaire and the Chinese version of the FATCOD-B-C (Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale–Form B, Chinese Version). The measurement data were characterized using the mean and standard deviation, while the counting data were described by the number of individuals.</p> Results <p>The mean score of the FATCOD-B-C items was 114.79 (SD = 10.68). The regression equation ultimately included a total of seven variables (<i>p</i> &lt; 0.05), including attitudes towards death, gender, internship duration (mth), encouraging your loved ones to consider hospice care, the experience of witnessing the death of any relative, hoping to offer specialized hospice courses and provide knowledge about hospice care to others. Regarding the hospice care content included in the geriatric nursing course (a core course in the nursing program), 72.5% of participants were satisfied with its delivery. According to the survey, 56.7% of participants expressed their willingness to contribute towards hospice care development.</p> Conclusion <p>The level of enthusiasm towards hospice care among nursing interns in China requires enhancement. It is suggested to establish the correct view of death for nursing interns, constantly improve the nursing curriculum system, and increase the study of hospice care courses to improve the enthusiasm of these nursing interns for hospice care.</p>

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Attitudes and influencing factors of nursing interns towards hospice care in Wuhu, China: a cross-sectional study

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    2025年11月12日

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  • Liu Yang,
  • Quan Zhou

摘要

Background

Nursing interns are future frontline providers of hospice care, and their attitudes toward end-of-life care directly affect the quality of hospice services. However, current nursing education often lacks targeted hospice care training, leading to gaps in nursing interns’ preparedness to meet the needs of terminally ill patients. Nursing education plays a crucial role in equipping nursing interns with the necessary skills and knowledge to provide compassionate care for dying patients. Nursing programs need to prioritize end-of-life care training, as it prepares these future nurses to address the unique physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of individuals nearing the end of their lives.

Methods

The sample for this study consisted of 374 nursing college interns who were assessed using the general data questionnaire and the Chinese version of the FATCOD-B-C (Frommelt Attitude Toward Care of the Dying Scale–Form B, Chinese Version). The measurement data were characterized using the mean and standard deviation, while the counting data were described by the number of individuals.

Results

The mean score of the FATCOD-B-C items was 114.79 (SD = 10.68). The regression equation ultimately included a total of seven variables (p < 0.05), including attitudes towards death, gender, internship duration (mth), encouraging your loved ones to consider hospice care, the experience of witnessing the death of any relative, hoping to offer specialized hospice courses and provide knowledge about hospice care to others. Regarding the hospice care content included in the geriatric nursing course (a core course in the nursing program), 72.5% of participants were satisfied with its delivery. According to the survey, 56.7% of participants expressed their willingness to contribute towards hospice care development.

Conclusion

The level of enthusiasm towards hospice care among nursing interns in China requires enhancement. It is suggested to establish the correct view of death for nursing interns, constantly improve the nursing curriculum system, and increase the study of hospice care courses to improve the enthusiasm of these nursing interns for hospice care.