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Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014 Sep;4(5):723-7. doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.141532.

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Annals of medical and health sciences research

Jo Fadare, Am Obimakinde, Do Olaogun, Jm Afolayan, O Olatunya, Ko Ogundipe

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pharmacology, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  2. Department of Family Medicine, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  4. Department of Anesthesia, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  5. Department of Pediatrics, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  6. Department of Surgery, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

PMID: 25328782 PMCID: PMC4199163 DOI: 10.4103/2141-9248.141532

Abstract

SETTING: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out among nurses at a tertiary health care facility in Ado-Ekiti, South-West Nigeria. A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out. The questionnaire sought information about the sociodemographic profile of respondents, their knowledge of definition and philosophy of palliative care among other things. Descriptive statistics was used to obtain the general characteristics of the study participants, while Chi-square was used to determine the association between categorical variables. A two-sided P < 0.05 was considered as significant.

RESULTS: A total of 100 questionnaires were returned with a female preponderance among the respondents with F: M ratio of 9:1. Regarding the definition of palliative care, 71.8% (48/66) of the respondents understood palliative care to be about pain medicine, 55% (33/60) thought it to be geriatric medicine, while 90.2% (83/92) felt palliative care is about the active care of the dying. Exactly 80.5% (66/82) respondents agreed that palliative care recognizes dying as a normal process while 84.1% (74/88) respondents were of the opinion that all dying patients would require palliative care. The use of morphine would improve the quality of life of patients according to 68.9% (42/61) of respondents.

CONCLUSION: There are gaps in the knowledge of healthcare workers in the area of palliative care and this call for a review of the current nursing curriculum and practice guidelines in Nigeria.

Keywords: End of life; Nurses’ attitude; Pain management; Palliative care

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