To investigate the attitude of health providers towards hospice care in Shanghai,and analyze the related influencing factors.
Methods:
From November to December 2019,a questionnairesurvey on the attitude towards hospice care was conducted among 7 074 health providers from 223 medical institutions in 16 districts of Shanghai.
Results:
A total of 7 027 valid questionnaires were recovered, with an effective recovery rate of 99.3%. The total score of attitude to hospice care was (91.9±11.6),the average score of items was (3.7±0.5). The highest score rate was "perception of the benefits for the quality of life promotion" (87.08%),and the lowest score rate was "perception of the threats from the worsening conditions of advanced patients" (60.88%).Health providers who were doctors ( B=-1.207), nurses ( B=-0.912), those without witness of dying or end-of-lifepatients ( B=-1.417), those without involving in hospice care services ( B=-1.203), and not willing to participating in hospice care ( B=-7.849) had lower attitude scores (all P<0.05).