Nurse's Obstacles In Delivering End Of Life Care
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Title
Nurse's Obstacles In Delivering End Of Life Care
Subject
death, palliative care, terminal care
Description
Background: Death can occur in any situation at any time, and
each hospital setting has different difficulties in providing highquality end-of-life care. The hospital's Islamic culture might
offer new experiences to nurses when providing EOLC and be
related to the challenges they face. This study identified the
difficulties nurses encounter when providing end-of-life care in
an Islamic-based hospital.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was applied to
this study. A questionnaire that was adapted from the Nursing
Survey Questionnaire Regarding End-of-Life Care on MedicalSurgical Units was used to collect the data. The translation and
back-translation processes were carried out in the Indonesian
version. All questionnaire items were declared valid with a
validity value range of 0.820 to 0.950 (r table = 0.312), and the
reliability test results obtained an alpha coefficient value of
0.977 (very reliable). The consecutive sampling method was
applied. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis. At
an Islamic hospital in Semarang, 97 surgical and medical
nurses in total participated in the survey.
Results: The findings indicate that the three main obstacles to
nurses delivering end-of-life care are knowledge gaps (x =
2.53), a lack of education or training (x = 2.34), and health
professionals’ avoidance of dying patients (x = 2.30). Other
major impediments include a lack of family acceptance and
uncooperative family attitudes.
Conclusion: Nurses and family factors are the biggest obstacles for nurses in caring for dying patients.
each hospital setting has different difficulties in providing highquality end-of-life care. The hospital's Islamic culture might
offer new experiences to nurses when providing EOLC and be
related to the challenges they face. This study identified the
difficulties nurses encounter when providing end-of-life care in
an Islamic-based hospital.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was applied to
this study. A questionnaire that was adapted from the Nursing
Survey Questionnaire Regarding End-of-Life Care on MedicalSurgical Units was used to collect the data. The translation and
back-translation processes were carried out in the Indonesian
version. All questionnaire items were declared valid with a
validity value range of 0.820 to 0.950 (r table = 0.312), and the
reliability test results obtained an alpha coefficient value of
0.977 (very reliable). The consecutive sampling method was
applied. The data were analyzed using univariate analysis. At
an Islamic hospital in Semarang, 97 surgical and medical
nurses in total participated in the survey.
Results: The findings indicate that the three main obstacles to
nurses delivering end-of-life care are knowledge gaps (x =
2.53), a lack of education or training (x = 2.34), and health
professionals’ avoidance of dying patients (x = 2.30). Other
major impediments include a lack of family acceptance and
uncooperative family attitudes.
Conclusion: Nurses and family factors are the biggest obstacles for nurses in caring for dying patients.
Creator
Reni Sulung Utami, Ayu Karunia Putri
Source
https://doi.org/10.37341/jkg.v0i0.486
Publisher
Poltekkes Surakarta
Date
December 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
Reni Sulung Utami, Ayu Karunia Putri, “Nurse's Obstacles In Delivering End Of Life Care,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 22, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10854.