Nurses’ attitudes toward patient death and coping strategies: a cross-sectional study in Poland
Nurses frequently experience negative emotional responses to patient death, emphasizing the need for accessible psychological support. Sociodemographic and professional factors significantly influence both attitudes toward death and stress-coping strategies, highlighting the importance of targeted interventions to strengthen resilience among nursing staff in end-of-life care.
Authors
- Daria Schneider-Matyka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0303-9504)
- Kamila Rachubińska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2200-3766)
- Anna Maria Cybulska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6912-287X)
- Elżbieta Grochans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3679-7002)
- Marta Nowak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-7988)
- Aleksandra Derezińska
- Izabela Czeryna
- Lilianna Majkowska
Institutions
- University of Szczecin (PL)
- Pomeranian Medical University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1670848
- Primary Topic
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00