A study to Assess the Attitude of Care Givers towards the Care of Terminally ill Subjects at Tertiary Care Hospital: A Statistical Approach

Abstract

Need of the study: One of the important factors influencing a successful delivery of palliative health care is the health care professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, awareness, and experiences, which determine not only their procedure but also their behavior during evaluation and treatment of patients. Nurses play most valuable role in care of terminally ill patients. Along with nurses or health care workers, there is a real need that the care givers of terminally ill patients should also have the required proper knowledge about how to take care of the patients.

Hence the aim of this study was to know about the attitude among care givers of terminally ill subjects at a tertiary care hospital which would help the care givers to enhance their knowledge.

Objectives:

1. To assess the attitude of care givers regarding care of terminally ill subjects.
2. To find association between attitude and selected demographic variables.

Material & Methods used for the study is the evaluative approach with only study group. Study was conducted on sample of 25 care givers of the terminally ill patient. The data were collected by structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: Majority of care givers 19 (76%) shows strong agreement, whereas 6 (24%) of care givers agree with the questions asked. No one 0(0%) had disagreement towards the questions asked.

Overall there was positive attitude in care givers towards care of terminally ill subjects.

Conclusion: There was border line association was found between occupation and attitude of care givers towards care of terminally ill subjects. On-going teaching and health education programs can further improve the attitude of care givers towards care of terminally ill subjects.