Table 2 HC behavior scores (N = 852)
Items | Total score (\(\stackrel{-}{x}\)±s) | Often/Always | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | Percentage (%) | ||
Total HC behavior score | 50.47 ± 10.56 | ||
1. You proactively talk to patients and families about death-related topics for patients who are critically ill and cannot be reversed. | 2.87 ± 1.03 | 191 | 21.98 |
2. Proactively recommend medical institutions for HC to terminally ill patients and their families | 2.55 ± 1.10 | 159 | 18.30 |
3. Talk to the patient’s family proactively about “respecting the patient’s wishes” | 3.25 ± 1.08 | 359 | 41.31 |
4. Alleviating pain and discomfort in terminally ill patients (pain management) | 3.87 ± 0.99 | 587 | 67.55 |
5. Make pain assessment of patients. | 4.21 ± 0.91 | 709 | 81.59 |
6. Reduce unnecessary treatment costs | 3.87 ± 0.97 | 596 | 68.59 |
7. Satisfy the physical and mental needs of dying patients | 4.04 ± 0.92 | 667 | 76.76 |
8. Explain the expected dying process to the patient and family | 3.38 ± 1.10 | 394 | 45.34 |
9. Tell families specific things they can do to provide meaningful services to patients | 3.75 ± 0.95 | 545 | 62.72 |
10. Understand the wishes and pain of family to help them. | 3.88 ± 0.89 | 605 | 69.62 |
11. Create good relationship between the medical staff and family members. | 4.02 ± 0.87 | 665 | 76.53 |
12. Coordinate the media resources of medical, social, psychological and spiritual care | 3.64 ± 1.04 | 503 | 57.88 |
13. Help risk grieving families to get through better. | 3.64 ± 0.99 | 500 | 57.54 |
14. Guide the management of afterwards and funeral preparation for families | 3.47 ± 1.07 | 428 | 49.25 |