Perspectives of Palestinian Healthcare Workers on Factors Affecting the Families' Acceptance of News of Death: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor:	Jabali O; Research, An-Najah National University, Language Center, Faculty of Humanities, Nablus, PSE., Shubietah ARM; Medicine and Surgery, Darwish Nazzal Government Hospital, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Qalqilya, PSE., Ktaifan M; Research, An-Najah National University, College of Medicine and Health Siences, Department of Medicine, Nablus, PSE., Zakaria Z; Medicine and Surgery, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Rafidia Government Surgical Hospital, Nablus, PSE., Abumohsen H; Medicine and Surgery, Tubas Government Hospital,Palestinian Ministry of Health, Tubas, PSE.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2023 May 14; Vol. 15 (5), pp. e39001. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 14 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.39001
Abstrakt:	Introduction In a healthcare setting, communication is essential for every aspect of care. The ability to break bad news to patients and families is one of the most crucial talents in a medical professional's communication toolkit. This study aims to investigate the factors affecting the family's acceptance of death news in Palestinian medical facilities. Methods A survey was constructed and distributed to participants through Palestinian medical social media groups. Palestinian medical health professionals who had reported at least one death (N=136) were included. Associations and correlations were calculated. P-values of < 0.05 were considered significant. Results We found that death is more likely to be accepted by the family if it's reported by an experienced staff member (p-value= 0.031) or a member who was involved in the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of the deceased person (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 19.335, p-value = 0.046). The medical ward staff is also more likely to achieve family acceptance (AOR = 6.857, p-value= 0.020). However, no evidence was found to support the claim that adhering to the SPIKES model increases the likelihood of family acceptance of death news (p-value= 0.102). Death of young people and unexpected death are less likely to be accepted (p-value < 0.05). Conclusion Families are less likely to accept unexpected death or the death of young members. Thus, reporting such deaths (mostly in the emergency department) should be done with greater care. We suggest letting experienced staff members or those who were involved in CPR report the death news in such situations. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Jabali et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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