Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
- 제2권2호
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- Pages.101-108
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- 1999
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- 2765-3072(pISSN)
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- 2765-3080(eISSN)
호스피스 자원 봉사자들의 죽음 인식에 관한 연구
Hospice Volunteer's Perception of Death
- Lee, Won-Hee (Yonsei University, College of Nursing) ;
- Lee, Young-Ja (Armed Forces Nursing Academy)
- 발행 : 1999.12.10
초록
목적 : 본 연구는 호스피스 자원봉사자를 대상으로 죽음에 대한 인식을 파악하여 자원봉사교육에 기초자료로 활용하기 위하여 시도되었다. 방법 : 1996년부터 1999년까지 4년간 실시된 호스피스 자원봉사 교육 대상자 남녀 성인 465명 중 교육하기 전에 실시한 질문지에 응답한 327명에게 죽음에 대한 인식을 자기보고식 설문지를 통하여 수집하여 분석하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS/W를 사용하여 분석하였다. 결과 : 1) 대상자는 총 327명이며 여성이 307명으로 93.9%를 차지하였다. 대상자의 연령은 22세에서 74세로 평균 연령은 48세이었고 40(35.9%)
Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify hospice volunteers' perception of the death. Methods : This study was conducted with 327 adults who registered for the hospice volunteer education program in Severance Hospice Center from 1996 through 1999. The 4-years data was collected through a self-reporting questionnaire constructed and revised by the authors. The questionnaire was classified into 5 categories. The data collected were analyzed using SPSS/W. Results : 1) Hospice volunteers were mostly female(93.9%) with an average age of 48 years. The majority(82.6%) of the participants were Protestant. 2) From the 4-years data over 90 percent of participants thought of death as a process of life and responded positively to these three items : 'Death is a temporary separation from family', 'I will die in peace', 'Faith in God results in a freedom from fear of death'. 3) Age were statistically relevant to the following items: 'I often read the obituaries in the newspaper', 'Dying is a tragedy', and 6 items were significantly related to religion: 'I rarely think of dying unexpectedly', 'Death is a temporary separation from family'. 'Dying is a tragedy', 'We have to do our best to prolong life by use of modem medical technology', 'I feel comfortable thinking of death and dying, 'Faith in God results in a freedom from fear of death'. The finding that religiosity was related to perception of death is consistent with other reports. And