Erika A Waters, Jennifer M Taber, Nicole Ackermann, Julia Maki, Amy M McQueen, Laura D Scherer
Testing Explanations for Skepticism of Personalized Risk Information
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
palliative endoflife peol care especially within intensive care units icus nurses unique skills critical yet expertise remains underexplored particularly saudi arabia study aimed evaluate education practice perceived competence adult icu nurses saudi arabia regarding peol care pinpoint key factors influence aspect healthcare delivery crosssectional design utilized study participants recruited five public hospitals one specialized center hail saudi arabia data gathered september 2023 using peol care index measures various care dimensions likert scale arabic english ibm spss statistics 290 used statistical analysis particularly conduct anova ttest multiple regression 142 targeted 171 icu nurses completed survey yielding response rate 8304 although 81 nurses experience caring dying patients 303 received inservice peol care training training demonstrated significantly higher scores education clinical practice perceived competence counterparts p 005 mean scores across areas 6967 7101 7161 respectively inservice training positively correlated metrics p 005 multiple regressions also revealed inservice training job satisfaction communication authority strong influencers explaining 216 variation clinical practice 169 perceived competence study highlighted proficiency icu nurses peol care emphasizing inservice training job satisfaction authority communicate effectively patients families significantly improved clinical practice nurses competence peol care underlines critical need healthcare institutions acknowledge address key factors optimize patient care outcomes