Subscales and items | β (95% CI) | p | r2 | α/ ω | M (SD)1 |
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Practical Knowledge | 0.824 (0.676, 0.949) | .020 | .68 | .791/.784 | 5.35 (1.91) |
Doing hands on care | 0.698 (0.595, 0.850) | .005 | .49 | .763/.776 | 4.73 (2.43) |
Q1. Feeding a person or assisting them to eat | 0.856 (0.807, 0.907) | .006 | .73 | ||
Q2. Bathing a person | 0.848 (0.797, 0.910) | .006 | .72 | ||
Q3. Lifting a person or assisting to transfer them | 0.598 (0.511, 0.680) | .008 | .36 | ||
Q4. Administering injections | 0.415 (0.320, 0.517) | .005 | .17 | ||
Talking support Q5. Talk about death, dying or grieving to a close friend | 0.679 (0.552, 0.823) 0.705 (0.618, 0.782) | .008 .006 | .46 .50 | .780/.784 | 5.96 (2.16) |
Q6. Talk about death, dying or grieving to a child | 0.585 (0.494, 0.675) | .011 | .34 | ||
Q7. Talk to a newly bereaved person about their loss | 0.677 (0.594, 0.740) | 0.12 | .46 | ||
Q8. Talk to a GP about support at home or in their place of care for a dying person | 0.788 (0.714, 0.840) | .005 | .61 | ||
Community Knowledge | 0.863 (0.764, 0.948) | .008 | .74 | .922/.922 | 4.48 (2.29) |
Support groups Q9. People with life threatening illnesses | 0.608 (0.514, 0.683) 0.883 (0.843, 0.913) | .022 .015 | .37 .78 | .923/.923 | 5.06 (2.43) |
Q10. People who are dying | 0.935 (0.903, 0.954) | .012 | .87 | ||
Q11. Carers for people who are dying | 0.847 (0.790, 0.879) | .021 | .72 | ||
Q12. People who are grieving | 0.801 (0.739, 0.846) | .011 | .64 | ||
Accessing help Q13. Access community support | 0.965 (0.886, 1.073) 0.851 (0.799, 0.885) | .005 .013 | .93 .73 | .927/.928 | 3.91 (2.77) |
Q14. Provide day to day care for the dying person | 0.889 (0.852, 0.917) | .006 | .79 | ||
Q15. Access equipment required for care | 0.897 (0.862, 0.929) | .006 | .81 | ||
Q16. Access culturally appropriate support | 0.853 (0.816, 0.891) | .009 | .73 | ||
Q17. Access emotional support for myself | 0.751 (0.670, 0.804) | .021 | .56 | ||
Factual knowledge Q18. I know the law regarding dying at home | 0.809 (0.721, 0.872) 0.711 (0.641, 0.783) | .004 .005 | .65 .51 | .924/.925 | 3.05 (2.60) |
Q19. I feel confident in knowing what documents you need to complete in planning for death | 0.835 (0.789, 0.873) | .012 | .70 | ||
Q20. I know how to navigate the health care system to support a dying person to receive care | 0.907 (0.870, 0.935) | .010 | .82 | ||
Q21. I know how to navigate funeral services and options | 0.741 (0.671, 0.791) | .013 | .55 | ||
Q22. I know how to access palliative care in my area | 0.872 (0.838, 0.897) | .011 | .76 | ||
Q23. I have sufficient understanding of illness trajectories to make informed decisions around medical treatments available and how that will shape quality of end of life | 0.786 (0.740, 0.831) | .003 | ..62 | ||
Q24. I know about the contribution the funeral home staff can make at end of life | 0.707 (0.650, 0.771) | .008 | .50 | ||
Experiential Knowledge Q25. Increased my emotional strength to help others with death and dying processes | 0.623 (0.467, 0.743) 0.710 (0.634, 0.780) | .014 .008 | .39 .50 | .868/.871 | 6.26 (2.12) |
Q26. Led me to re-evaluate what is important and not important in life | 0.676 (0.575, 0.746) | .006 | .46 | ||
Q27. Developed my wisdom and understanding | 0.843 (0.776, 0.887) | .013 | .71 | ||
Q28. Made me more compassionate toward myself | 0.731 (0.654, 0.785) | .008 | .53 | ||
Q29. Provided me with skills and strategies when facing similar challenges in the future | 0.829 (0.769, 0.872) | .011 | .69 |