Table 3.
Predictors for knowledge, attitude, and practice toward palliative care consultation service among nurses (N = 284)
| Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficients | (95% CI) | Coefficients | (95% CI) | Coefficients | (95% CI) | |
| Constant | 67.5 | 42.9 | 42.1 | |||
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| < 25 years/≥25 years | 0.1 | (−2.5, 2.7) | 0.4 | (−1.5, 2.3) | −2.0 | (−4.3, 0.4) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female/Male | 3.7 | (−0.3, 7.6) | 0.9 | (−2.0, 3.7) | 0.8 | (−2.8, 4.4) |
| Education level | ||||||
| Bachelor/Junior college | 0.1 | (−1.8, 2.1) | 0.2 | (−1.2, 1.6) | 0.1 | (−1.7, 1.9) |
| Master/Junior college | 3.3 | (−0.8, 7.4) | 2.5 | (−0.5, 5.5) | 1.9 | (−1.9, 5.6) |
| Marital Status | ||||||
| Married/Single | 1.7 | (−0.5, 4.0) | −0.3 | (−1.9, 1.3) | 1.2 | (−0.8, 3.2) |
| Religious Belief | ||||||
| Yes/No | 1.1 | (−0.5, 2.7) | 0.7 | (−0.4, 1.9) | 1.2 | (−0.3, 2.7) |
| Work-related characteristics | ||||||
| Length of service in nursing | ||||||
| 1–5 years/<1 year | −1.1 | (−3.9, 1.7) | 0.1 | (−1.9, 2.1) | −0.1 | (−2.6, 2.5) |
| > 5 years/<1 year | −1.7 | (−4.9, 1.6) | −0.3 | (−2.7, 2.0) | −0.3 | (−3.2, 2.7) |
| Ward | ||||||
| Obs-Gyn/HemaOnco | −0.4 | (−4.6, 3.8) | −3.5 | (−6.5, −0.4)* | 2.4 | (−1.4, 6.2) |
| Medical/HemaOnco | −7.2 | (−10.2, −4.1)*** | −4.1 | (−6.3, −1.9)*** | −2.2 | (−5.0, 0.6) |
| Surgical/HemaOnco | −5.0 | (−8.1, −1.7)** | −3.6 | (−5.9, −1.3)** | −0.3 | (−3.2, 2.6) |
| ICU/HemaOnco | −4.3 | (−8.2, −0.3)* | −4.5 | (−7.3, −1.6)** | −0.5 | (−4.1, 3.0) |
| Experience of death of friends or relatives | ||||||
| Yes/No | 0.7 | (−1.8, 3.2) | 1.9 | (0.1, 3.7)* | 0.01 | (−2.3, 2.3) |
| Experience of death of patients while on duty | ||||||
| Yes/No | 1.1 | (−1.9, 4.2) | 0.4 | (−1.9, 2.6) | 0.9 | (−1.8, 3.7) |
| Participation in education related to palliative care | ||||||
| Yes/No | 2.0 | (0.1, 3.9)* | 0.6 | (−0.7, 2.0) | 1.7 | (−0.04, 3.4)* |
| Frequency of contact with PCCS | ||||||
| 1–4times/0 | 4.5 | (1.9, 7.1)*** | 1.9 | (0, 3.8)* | 3.1 | (0.7, 5.4) |
| ≥ 5times/0 | 8.2 | (5.2, 11.2)*** | 3.2 | (1.0, 5.4)** | 6.0 | (3.3, 8.7)*** |
*P<0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
ObsGyn obstetrics and gynecology, HemaOnco hematology and oncology, ICU intensive care unit, PCCS palliative care consultation service, CI confidence interval