Latent profile analysis of nursing undergraduates'career willingness to care for terminally ill elderly patients and its influencing factors
10.16753/j.cnki.1008-2344.2025.06.005
- VernacularTitle:基于潜在剖面分析的护理本科生临终老年患者照护择业意愿分型及其影响因素
- Author:
Wenfeng LUO
1
;
Zhiqing HE
1
;
Tongtong DING
1
;
Yanjin HUANG
1
Author Information
1. 南华大学护理学院,湖南 衡阳 421200
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
latent profile analysis;
nursing undergraduates;
terminally ill elderly patients;
willingness to care;
influencing factors
- From:
Journal of Shenyang Medical College
2025;27(6):591-596
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the typology and influencing factors of nursing undergraduates'career willingness to care for terminally ill elderly patients.Methods:Using a convenience sampling method,a survey was conducted among 488 nursing undergraduates from three universities in Hunan Province between May and June 2024.Latent profile analysis(LPA)was employed to classify career willingness to care for terminally ill elderly patients,and logistic regression analysis was used to analyze factors influencing the career willingness.Results:Heterogeneity was observed in nursing undergraduates'career willingness,which was categorized into three groups:low positive attitude-low care awareness group(24.8%),high positive attitude-low care awareness group(56.7%),and high positive attitude-high care awareness group(18.5%).Logistic regression analysis revealed that gender,cohabitation with terminally ill elderly patients,only-child status,experience in caring for terminally ill patients,geriatric nursing training,and hospice care education were statistically significant factors influencing career willingness(P＜0.05).Conclusions:Nursing undergraduates'career willingness to care for terminally ill elderly patients exhibits distinct categorical characteristics.Individualized educational strategies should be developed to enhance their professional identity and career intention in this field.
