Machine learning model for prediction of palliative care phases in patients with advanced cancer: a retrospective study.

Background: Developing an accurate predictive model for palliative care phases is crucial for improving cancer patient management, enabling healthcare providers to identify those in need of specific care plans and streamlining decision-making process for patients and caregivers. This study aims to identify symptom and functional indicators from Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) data and develop a predictive model capable of accurately categorizing palliative care phases in advanced cancer patients.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was adopted in this study.

Shared decision-making competency and its associated factors among palliative care nurses: a cross-sectional study in China.

Background: The role of nurses in shared decision-making (SDM) within the healthcare decision-making process has increasingly gained attention The ability of nurses to engage in effective SDM can significantly impact patient outcomes and satisfaction with care. Given the palliative care continues to evolve, this study aimed to investigate the level of SDM competency and explore associated factors among palliative care nurses in China.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and July 2024.

Current status and influencing factors of nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards clinical research ethical in China: a province-wide cross-sectional survey.

Background: Nurses' competence in clinical research is a key element in promoting high quality in the discipline of nursing, and the ethical aspects of research are of paramount importance. Therefore, nurses need to have a comprehensive understanding of the ethics associated with clinical research, which is an integral part of safeguarding the safety of subjects, ensuring the quality of nursing clinical research, and improving the ethical standardization of clinical research.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 304 nurses in a province of China between April 2023 and September 2023, utilizing convenience sampling.

Influencing factors of knowledge, attitude and behavior in children's palliative care among pediatric healthcare workers: a cross-sectional survey in China.

Background: Palliative care has become a key medical field worldwide. Although research relating to adult palliative care is well-established, less is known about children's palliative care (CPC). Therefore, this study investigated the knowledge, attitude and behavior of pediatric healthcare workers (PHWs) regarding CPC and analyzed the influencing factors for the implementation and development of CPC.