A Study on the Recognition on Home Care Services by Nurses, Doctors and General Employees

일 종합병원의 가정간호사업에 대한 의사, 간호사 및 일반직원의 인식 조사

  • Lee, Myoung-Won (Department of Home Care Nursing, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Sook (Department of Home Care Nursing, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Sil (Department of Home Care Nursing, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Soon-Ok (Department of Nursing, Hallym University) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Hee (School of Nursing, University of Texas at Austin)
  • 이명원 (한림대학교 강동성심병원 가정간호과) ;
  • 김남숙 (한림대학교 강동성심병원 가정간호과) ;
  • 김정실 (한림대학교 강동성심병원 가정간호과) ;
  • 양순옥 (한림대학교 간호학부) ;
  • 이승희 (미국 텍사스 주립대학교)
  • Published : 2007.12.31

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide the data for improving home care services through investigating the recognition of home care services by nurses, doctors and general employees. Method: The data were collected from 231 nurses, 103 doctors and 157 general employees who were working at a general hospital in Seoul from Sept 11 to Sept 24, 2006 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and ANOVA. Results: The recognition on necessity of home care services was lower in doctors(M=2.73, SD=.39) and general employees (M=2.83, SD=.31) than nurses(M=3.13, SD=.39). In terms of the recognition on content of home care services, the affirmative percentages of most items were lower in doctors and general employee than nurses. The recognition on effects of home care services was also lower in doctors(M=2.90, SD=.32) and general employees(M=2.99, SD=.31) than nurses(M=3.26, SD=.35). Conclusion: This study indicates that the continuous educations and advertisements on home care services are necessary to facilitate home care services in general hospitals.

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