Table 1. Numerical and percentage distribution of the answers concerning nurses' attitudes toward death according to the items of the Revised Death Attitude Profile (n=995). Porto, Portugal, 2020.
| Items | Scores* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| n(%) | |||||||
| Fear Attitude | |||||||
| 1 | 21(2.1) | 101(10.2) | 58(5.8) | 173(17.4) | 152(15.3) | 297(29.8) | 193(19.4) |
| 2 | 39(3.9) | 143(14.4) | 67(6.7) | 147(14.8) | 201(20.2) | 255(25.6) | 143(14.4) |
| 7 | 67(6.7) | 191(19.2) | 64(6.4) | 317(31.9) | 143(14.4) | 165(16.6) | 48(4.8) |
| 18 | 90(9.0) | 252(25.3) | 116(11.7) | 191(19.2) | 177(17.8) | 113(11.4) | 56(5.6) |
| 20 | 122(12.3) | 316(31.8) | 102(10.3) | 318(32.0) | 73(7.3) | 41(4.1) | 23(2.3) |
| 21 | 55(5.5) | 138(13.9) | 59(5.9) | 231(23.2) | 221(22.2) | 199(20.0) | 92(9.2) |
| 32 | 93(9.3) | 196(19.7) | 58(5.8) | 307(30.9) | 162(16.3) | 134(13.5) | 45(4.5) |
| Avoidance Attitude | |||||||
| 3 | 52(5.2) | 221(22.2) | 98(9.8) | 220(22.1) | 155(15.6) | 170(17.1) | 79(7.9) |
| 10 | 88(8.8) | 244(24.5) | 125(12.6) | 190(19.1) | 145(14.6) | 146(14.7) | 57(5.7) |
| 12 | 77(7.7) | 246(24.7) | 90(9.0) | 218(21.9) | 137(13.8) | 165(16.6) | 62(6.2) |
| 19 | 76(7.6) | 242(24.2) | 104(10.5) | 215(21.6) | 152(15.3) | 153(15.4) | 53(5.3) |
| 26 | 134(13.5) | 366(36.8) | 137(13.8) | 239(24.0) | 56(5.6) | 51(5.1) | 12(1.2) |
| Approach Acceptance Attitude | |||||||
| 4 | 135(13.6) | 119(12.0) | 23(2.3) | 467(46.9) | 79(7.9) | 112(11.3) | 60(6.0) |
| 8 | 48(4.8) | 167(16.8) | 92(9.2) | 559(56.2) | 57(5.7) | 57(5.7) | 15(1.5) |
| 13 | 146(14.7) | 146(14.7) | 41(4.1) | 498(50.1) | 53(5.3) | 72(7.2) | 39(3.9) |
| 15 | 113(11.4) | 91(9.1) | 29(2.9) | 554(55.7) | 88(8.8) | 86(8.6) | 34(3.4) |
| 16 | 161(16.2) | 124(12.5) | 27(2.7) | 542(54.2) | 51(5.1) | 63(6.3) | 27(2.7) |
| 22 | 89(8.9) | 109(11.0) | 32(3.2) | 495(49.7) | 118(11.9) | 117(11.8) | 35(3.5) |
| 25 | 117(11.8) | 116(11.7) | 34(3.4) | 536(53.9) | 64(6.4) | 97(9.7) | 31(3.1) |
| 27 | 117(11.8) | 132(13.3) | 48(4.8) | 562(56.5) | 63(6.3) | 50(5.0) | 23(2.3) |
| 28 | 67(6.7) | 85(8.5) | 27(2.7) | 372(37.4) | 171(17.2) | 206(20.7) | 67(6.7) |
| 31 | 114(11.5) | 221(22.2) | 75(7.5) | 431(43.3) | 60(6.0) | 66(6.6) | 28(2.8) |
| Escape Acceptance Attitude | |||||||
| 5 | 325(32.7) | 257(25.8) | 45(4.5) | 209(21.0) | 39(3.9) | 71(7.1) | 49(4.9) |
| 9 | 344(34.6) | 318(32.0) | 50(0.5) | 221(22.2) | 32(3.2) | 21(2.1) | 9(0.9) |
| 11 | 89(8.9) | 160(16.1) | 87(8.7) | 287(28.8) | 191(19.2) | 137(13.8) | 44(4.4) |
| 23 | 135(13.6) | 214(21.5) | 80(8.0) | 302(30.4) | 141(14.2) | 91(9.1) | 32(3.2) |
| 29 | 218(21.9) | 293(29.4) | 81(8.1) | 306(30.8) | 51(5.1) | 34(3.4) | 12(1.2) |
| Neutral/Neutrality Acceptance Attitude | |||||||
| 6 | 4(0.4) | 11(1.1) | 8(0.8) | 26(2.6) | 118(11.9) | 394(39.6) | 434(43.6) |
| 14 | 9(0.9) | 5(0.5) | 1(0.1) | 32(3.2) | 65(6.5) | 436(43.8) | 447(44.9) |
| 17 | 34(3.4) | 85(8.5) | 62(6.2) | 249(25.0) | 140(14.1) | 285(28.6) | 140(14.1) |
| 24 | 8(0.8) | 11(1.1) | 11(1.1) | 65(6.5) | 116(11.7) | 479(48.1) | 305(30.7) |
| 30 | 28(2.8) | 84(8.4) | 51(5.1) | 492(49.4) | 104(10.5) | 183(18.4) | 53(5,3) |
*
Scores = 1 - Strongly disagree; 2 - Disagree; 3 - Moderately disagree; 4 - Neither disagree nor agree; 5 - moderately agree; 6 - Agree; 7 - Strongly agree