• Atencion primaria · Oct 2013

    Comparative Study

    [Knowledge and attitudes about advance directives on physicians and nurses].

    • Rafael Toro Flores, Agustín Silva Mato, Antonio Piga Rivero, and María Teresa Alfonso Galán.
    • Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Universidad de Alcalá, Madrid, España. Electronic address: rafael.toro@uah.es.
    • Aten Primaria. 2013 Oct 1;45(8):404-8.

    ObjectivesTo describe and compare the knowledge and attitudes of the physicians and nurses towards the advance directives.DesignA descriptive, cross-sectional pilot study.SettingEast healthcare area of the Community of Madrid (Spain)ParticipantsPrimary care and specialized care physicians and nurses.Main MeasurementsQuestionnaire about knowledge, use and attitudes from the healthcare professionals over the advance directives given, with dichotomous and Likert scale (0-10) variables.ResultsReplies were received from a total of 192 physicians and nurses (response rate=83,4%), 72,4% were women and 27,6% were men. The mean age was 39,6 years (SD=10,86). For general knowledge on advance directives the median was 5 (RI=3-7). 60,1% were aware of the regulation by law, but only 22,8% had read the document.ConclusionsThe knowledge of physicians and nurses on advance directives is low, so it is necessary to improve this knowledge. Physicians and nurses from both levels show positive attitude towards the use and usefulness and respect the contents of advance directive. The methodology proposed is efficient to implement in a larger study, but should improve the distribution and collection of questionnaires.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier España, S.L. All rights reserved.

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