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Table 3 Predictors for knowledge, attitude, and practice toward palliative care consultation service among nurses (N = 284)

From: Path modeling of knowledge, attitude and practice toward palliative care consultation service among Taiwanese nursing staff: a cross-sectional study

 

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Coefficients

(95% CI)

Coefficients

(95% CI)

Coefficients

(95% CI)

Constant

67.5

 

42.9

 

42.1

 

Demographics

 Age

  < 25 years/≥25 years

0.1

(−2.5, 2.7)

0.4

(−1.5, 2.3)

−2.0

(−4.3, 0.4)

 Gender

  Female/Male

3.7

(−0.3, 7.6)

0.9

(−2.0, 3.7)

0.8

(−2.8, 4.4)

 Education level

  Bachelor/Junior college

0.1

(−1.8, 2.1)

0.2

(−1.2, 1.6)

0.1

(−1.7, 1.9)

  Master/Junior college

3.3

(−0.8, 7.4)

2.5

(−0.5, 5.5)

1.9

(−1.9, 5.6)

 Marital Status

  Married/Single

1.7

(−0.5, 4.0)

−0.3

(−1.9, 1.3)

1.2

(−0.8, 3.2)

 Religious Belief

  Yes/No

1.1

(−0.5, 2.7)

0.7

(−0.4, 1.9)

1.2

(−0.3, 2.7)

 Work-related characteristics

  Length of service in nursing

  1–5 years/<1 year

−1.1

(−3.9, 1.7)

0.1

(−1.9, 2.1)

−0.1

(−2.6, 2.5)

   > 5 years/<1 year

−1.7

(−4.9, 1.6)

−0.3

(−2.7, 2.0)

−0.3

(−3.2, 2.7)

 Ward

  Obs-Gyn/HemaOnco

−0.4

(−4.6, 3.8)

−3.5

(−6.5, −0.4)*

2.4

(−1.4, 6.2)

  Medical/HemaOnco

−7.2

(−10.2, −4.1)***

−4.1

(−6.3, −1.9)***

−2.2

(−5.0, 0.6)

  Surgical/HemaOnco

−5.0

(−8.1, −1.7)**

−3.6

(−5.9, −1.3)**

−0.3

(−3.2, 2.6)

  ICU/HemaOnco

−4.3

(−8.2, −0.3)*

−4.5

(−7.3, −1.6)**

−0.5

(−4.1, 3.0)

 Experience of death of friends or relatives

  Yes/No

0.7

(−1.8, 3.2)

1.9

(0.1, 3.7)*

0.01

(−2.3, 2.3)

 Experience of death of patients while on duty

  Yes/No

1.1

(−1.9, 4.2)

0.4

(−1.9, 2.6)

0.9

(−1.8, 3.7)

 Participation in education related to palliative care

  Yes/No

2.0

(0.1, 3.9)*

0.6

(−0.7, 2.0)

1.7

(−0.04, 3.4)*

 Frequency of contact with PCCS

  1–4times/0

4.5

(1.9, 7.1)***

1.9

(0, 3.8)*

3.1

(0.7, 5.4)

  ≥ 5times/0

8.2

(5.2, 11.2)***

3.2

(1.0, 5.4)**

6.0

(3.3, 8.7)***

  1. *P<0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001
  2. ObsGyn obstetrics and gynecology, HemaOnco hematology and oncology, ICU intensive care unit, PCCS palliative care consultation service, CI confidence interval