Factors Related to Caring Behaviors for Patients at the End-of-Life among Fourth-Year Nursing Students, Prince of Songkla University
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Objectives: This research aimed to examine the level of caring behaviors for patients at the end of life and its related factors among fourth-year nursing students who were studying in the last semester at the Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University. Methods: The data were collected from two hundred and seven students using questionnaires. The demographic data and the level of caring behaviors for patients at the end of life were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The relationship between caring behaviors and its factors including knowledge in end-of-life care, attitudes toward death and dying, self-directed learning readiness, and preparedness in caring for patients at the end of life were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient. Results: The results showed that overall caring behaviors for patients at the end of life were at a moderate level (M = 112.96, SD = 16.16). Self-directed learning readiness and preparedness in caring for patients at the end-of-life were positively correlated with participants’ caring behaviors (r = .28, p < .001, r = .31, p < .001), respectively. Conclusion: Nursing institution plays an important role in supporting nursing students’ self-directed learning readiness and preparing them to become caring nurses embedded caring behaviors for patients at the end of life.
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