Cognitive status of nurses in Shanghai on pulmonary rehabilitation

The nurse's specific understanding of pulmonary rehabilitation is not clear. The aim of the present study was to analyze the cognitive status of Shanghai nurses on pulmonary rehabilitation, and to provide a basis for the development of pulmonary rehabilitation work.

The cognitive status of pulmonary rehabilitation of nursing staff in Shanghai was investigated in the form of a questionnaire. The questionnaire included three main aspects of the function, content and indication of pulmonary rehabilitation, with 10 options for each aspect. The total score was 30 points, with 0-17 points indicating a low score and 18-30 points indicating a high score.

A total of 960 valid questionnaires were collected. The average score of pulmonary rehabilitation knowledge was 18.48 points, with a median of 19 [14-23] points. There were statistically significant differences in the total scores of pulmonary rehabilitation knowledge among nurses of different ages, types of hospitals, levels of hospitals, education levels, professional titles, positions, departments, and theoretical knowledge of pulmonary rehabilitation (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the scores among nurses of different sexes (P>0.05). The high-score group included age ≥40 years (79.5%), respiratory hospital (71.7%), tertiary hospital (65.5%), bachelor degree or above (66.5%), nurse-in-charge or above (77.9%), managerial position (72.7%), pulmonary rehabilitation-related departments (71.9%), and theoretical knowledge of lung rehabilitation (79.5%). Logistic regression analysis showed that age, education level, professional title, discipline, and theoretical knowledge of lung rehabilitation were the main factors influencing the score of pulmonary rehabilitation knowledge of nursing staff in Shanghai (P<0.05).

More than half of the nurses surveyed in Shanghai scored high on the cognition of lung rehabilitation knowledge, but there were still many nurses who had poor theoretical knowledge of lung rehabilitation and had an insufficient understanding of the specific content of lung rehabilitation; therefore, there is room for improvement. More opportunities to develop understanding of pulmonary rehabilitation theory should be provided.