• Qinghua Liu, Jing Tao, Lianlian Gao, Xifei He, Yuping Wang, Wenlin Xia, and Lihong Huang.
• Department of Endocrinology, 66375Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
• Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 Feb 1; 38 (2): 204-210.

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to understand the attitudes of front-line clinical nurses toward hospice care in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide a source of reference for hospice care education and training in hospitals treating patients with COVID-19.MethodFront-line nurses from a designated COVID-19 hospital in Wuhan, China, participated. Participants completed the Chinese versions of the General Information Questionnaire, the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale, the Jefferson Scale of Empathy, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale.ResultsA total of 149 questionnaires were included in the analysis. The median total hospice care attitudes score was median 102.00(interquartile range, 95.5-120.50). The nurses' attitudes toward hospice care were significantly associated with their age, knowledge of hospice care, level of empathy, and self-efficacy.ConclusionThe attitudes of front-line nurses toward hospice care need to be improved. Hospital departments should establish an effective public health emergency strategy, provide training to increase front-line nurses' knowledge and practical experience of hospice care, cultivate nurses' empathy, and enhance their sense of self-efficacy, in order to improve the quality of hospice care for patients and their families.

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