Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.

<h4>Background</h4>Specific personality traits may affect the ability of nurses to deal with patient death. The relationship between personality and death coping self-efficacy (DCS) has rarely been investigated in the palliative care setting. In this study, we explored the associations b...

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Main Authors: Xi Lin, Xiaoqing Li, Qing Liu, Shengwen Shao, Weilan Xiang
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252430&type=printable
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author Xi Lin
Xiaoqing Li
Qing Liu
Shengwen Shao
Weilan Xiang
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Xiaoqing Li
Qing Liu
Shengwen Shao
Weilan Xiang
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description <h4>Background</h4>Specific personality traits may affect the ability of nurses to deal with patient death. The relationship between personality and death coping self-efficacy (DCS) has rarely been investigated in the palliative care setting. In this study, we explored the associations between different personality profiles and DCS in clinical nurses from general wards and ICU.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey of 572 Chinese nurses was conducted between August and September 2020, by way of a self-administered questionnaire.<h4>Results</h4>Among the Big Five Personality Traits, in nurses the score was highest for conscientiousness and lowest for neuroticism. With regard to DCS, nurses scored highly on the intention of hospice care. The Big Five Personality Traits were found to explain 20.2% of the overall variation in DCS. Openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly associated with DCS in nurses.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Nursing managers should pay attention to differences in personality characteristics and provide personalized and targeted nursing education. This should improve nurses' DCS, enrich their professional development and promote high quality palliative care for patients and their families.
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spelling doaj-art-1b77575460c541a8a651362c219b2fc02025-08-20T02:55:30ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01165e025243010.1371/journal.pone.0252430Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.Xi LinXiaoqing LiQing LiuShengwen ShaoWeilan Xiang<h4>Background</h4>Specific personality traits may affect the ability of nurses to deal with patient death. The relationship between personality and death coping self-efficacy (DCS) has rarely been investigated in the palliative care setting. In this study, we explored the associations between different personality profiles and DCS in clinical nurses from general wards and ICU.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional survey of 572 Chinese nurses was conducted between August and September 2020, by way of a self-administered questionnaire.<h4>Results</h4>Among the Big Five Personality Traits, in nurses the score was highest for conscientiousness and lowest for neuroticism. With regard to DCS, nurses scored highly on the intention of hospice care. The Big Five Personality Traits were found to explain 20.2% of the overall variation in DCS. Openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness were significantly associated with DCS in nurses.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Nursing managers should pay attention to differences in personality characteristics and provide personalized and targeted nursing education. This should improve nurses' DCS, enrich their professional development and promote high quality palliative care for patients and their families.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0252430&type=printable
spellingShingle Xi Lin
Xiaoqing Li
Qing Liu
Shengwen Shao
Weilan Xiang
Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.
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title Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.
title_full Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.
title_fullStr Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.
title_full_unstemmed Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.
title_short Big Five Personality Model-based study of death coping self-efficacy in clinical nurses: A cross-sectional survey.
title_sort big five personality model based study of death coping self efficacy in clinical nurses a cross sectional survey
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