Intensive Care Nurses’ Anxiety About COVID-19, Approaches to and Attitudes Toward Dying with Dignity Principles During the Pandemic

Abstract

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.

Relationship Between Intensive Care Nurses' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward End-of-Life Care and Ethical Attitudes

“…Erzincanlı and Sayın Kasar 27 found that nurses' attitude and behaviors to EOL care mean scores did not show a significant difference according to age and intensive care experience. Can Özdemir et al 28 found that the attitude to EOL care was more positive in female (3.45 ± 0.52) than in male participants (3.03 ± 0.69). In contrast to these findings, it was found in the present study that the mean scores on attitude and behaviors to EOL care were better in male than in female participants.…”

Ciencias de la salud: explorando el bienestar físico y mental

“…Salud sexual 75,77,78,87 Satisfacción laboral 63,122 Sexualidad 75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88 T Tabú 75,76,85 Terapia ocupacional 147,161,165,180,181,182 Toxicología 57,59 Transmisión 31,36,38,48,86 Trichomonas vaginalis 31,32,38,39,40,41,42,43 Trypanosoma cruzi 31,32,35,40,41,42,43 V Vínculo terapéutico 160,161,168,170,173,176,177,178,180,181,182…”