Attitudes and Knowledge of Physicians and Nurses from a Medical Center in Central Taiwan Regarding Hospice Palliative Care

台灣中部某醫學中心之醫師與護士對於安寧緩和醫療態度之研究

黃俊逢(Erwin Huang) ； 周希諴(Hsi-Hsien Chou) ； 呂宗學(Tsung-Hsueh Lu) ； 林宜柏(I-Po Ling) ； 洪逸茹(Yi-Lu Hung) ； 袁素娟(Su-Chuan Yuan) ； 蔡宗博(Tsung-Po Tsai)

《中山醫學雜誌》 14卷2期 (2003/05) Pp. 215-220

https://doi.org/10.30096/CSMJ.200305.0003

摘要

Influences of self-rated knowledge and attitudes among physicians and nurses regarding hospice palliative care were assessed in a central Taiwan medical center. More than 85% of nurses favored disclosing prognoses to terminally ill patients, compared with 78% of physicians (P＜0.05). More than 95% of nurses favored payment for hospice care by National Health Insurance, compared with 88.5% of physicians (P＜0.05). More than 95% of nurses favored institutionalizing formal hospice palliative care curricula in medical schools (P＜0.05). Only 55.1% of nurses and 56.5% of physicians were willing to volunteer for hospice palliative care, possibly due to their busy life styles or because terminally ill patients and their families require more time and energy than other patients. Only 43.7% of nurses and 45.5% of physicians were willing to care for terminally ill patients, perhaps because Taiwanese are traditionally unwilling to deal with anything concerned with or near death.

關鍵字

安寧緩和 ； 醫生 ； 護士 ； 態度

並列摘要

Influences of self-rated knowledge and attitudes among physicians and nurses regarding hospice palliative care were assessed in a central Taiwan medical center. More than 85% of nurses favored disclosing prognoses to terminally ill patients, compared with 78% of physicians (P＜0.05). More than 95% of nurses favored payment for hospice care by National Health Insurance, compared with 88.5% of physicians (P＜0.05). More than 95% of nurses favored institutionalizing formal hospice palliative care curricula in medical schools (P＜0.05). Only 55.1% of nurses and 56.5% of physicians were willing to volunteer for hospice palliative care, possibly due to their busy life styles or because terminally ill patients and their families require more time and energy than other patients. Only 43.7% of nurses and 45.5% of physicians were willing to care for terminally ill patients, perhaps because Taiwanese are traditionally unwilling to deal with anything concerned with or near death.

並列關鍵字

hospice palliative care ； physician ； nurse ； attitude