Influencing factors of perinatal bereavement care confidence in nurses and midwives: A cross-sectional study. (October 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Qian, Jialu; Cai, Wenyu; Sun, Shiwen; Wang, Man; Yu, Xiaoyan
• Is Part Of: Nurse education today. Volume 117(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Subjects: Perinatal bereavement -- Nurses and midwives -- Secondary traumatic stress -- Emotional exhaustion -- Training; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing -- Periodicals; Soins infirmiers -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Nursing -- Study and teaching; Periodicals; 610.7307
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105479
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0260-6917

Abstract

Abstract: Background: Most nurses and midwives are not prepared to provide bereavement care. The conflict between the need for high-quality care of bereaved parents and the lack of confidence in providing perinatal bereavement care among nursing staff is becoming increasingly prominent in China. Objective: To describe the current situation and identify influencing factors of perinatal bereavement care confidence (PBCC) among nurses and midwives in China. Methods: This descriptive and cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2021. A convenience sample was created by recruiting 571 nurses and midwives in 11 hospitals in Zhejiang Province. Collected the data of PBCC, secondary traumatic stress (STS) and emotional exhaustion (EE) in this study. Results: The average score of the PBCC was 67.83 ± 10.78. Average levels of STS were (23.32 ± 7.39) and EE (17.87 ± 8.62). PBCC was found to be most often associated with self-awareness, organisational support and training in perinatal bereavement care. Conclusions: Managers should take measures to improve PBCC and optimise perinatal bereavement care practice from the perspective of enhancing self-awareness of nursing staff, strengthening organisational support and providing training in perinatal bereavement care. The mental health of nursing professionals in the context of perinatal bereavement care needs to be emphasised. Nursing managers should make clear policies and establish a communication platform for nursing staff. Professional training should be conducted in the future. Highlights: Nurses and midwives had inadequate perinatal bereavement care confidence (PBCC). Self-awareness, organisational support and training in perinatal bereavement care were influencing factors of PBCC. Nurses and midwives' trauma emotion may impede high-quality perinatal bereavement care.