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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychology for Clinical Settings
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1575655
Psychiatric Nurses' Knowledge of Palliative Care: Current Status and Influencing Factors
Provisionally accepted- 1 Guangzhou Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- 2 First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Objective: This study aims to assess the current status of palliative care knowledge and identify the factors influencing it among healthcare workers in mental health institutions. The goal is to establish a scientific foundation for advancing palliative care practices in mental health settings.Methods: From August to September 2024, a survey was conducted to assess psychiatric nurses' knowledge of palliative care. The study involved nurses from 47 mental health organizations in Guangdong Province, using general information and The Palliative Care Quiz Of Nursing. Influencing factors were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance and multiple regression analysis.Results: A total of 625 psychiatric nurses completed valid questionnaires. The average score was 10.307 ± 3.305. Only 15.65% of nurses had attended palliative care training, while 29.39% demonstrated knowledge.It was significantly correlated with professional title (r = 0.164), marital status (r = 0.087), witnessing the death of a terminally ill patient or relative (r = 0.117), prior study (r = 0.164), willingness to engage in (r = 0.152), having children (r = 0.100), and performing cadaveric care (r = 0.086) (all with P < 0.05). Professional title (B = 0.497), academic qualification (B = 0.708), and witnessing the death of a terminally ill patient or relative (B = 0.932) significantly influenced it (all P < 0.05).Psychiatric nurses demonstrate limited awareness of palliative care, with a low percentage having received relevant training.However,There are a large number of long-term hospitalized psychiatric patients, it is crucial to provide systematic and specialized palliative care training for psychiatric nurses.
Keywords: Psychiatric nurses, knowledge, Palliative Care, current status, factor
Received: 12 Feb 2025; Accepted: 04 Apr 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Liu, Yan, Chen, He, Liu and Zeng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Xiashu Yan, Guangzhou Brain Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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