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Nurses Attitudes toward Death, Coping with Death and Understanding and Performance Regarding EOL Care: Focus on Nurses at ED, ICU and Oncology Department

임종 다빈도 부서 간호사의 죽음에 대한 태도 및 대처정도와 생애 말기환자 간호와의 관계 - 응급실, 중환자실, 종양내과 병동 간호사를 중심으로

  • Seo, Min-Jeong (Hospice and Palliative Care Team) ;
  • Kim, Jung Yeon (Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Severance Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Sanghee (College of Nursing & The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Tae Wha (College of Nursing & The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University)
  • 서민정 (세브란스병원 호스피스실) ;
  • 김정연 (세브란스병원 외과계 중환자실) ;
  • 김상희 (연세대학교 간호대학 연세대학교 간호정책연구소) ;
  • 이태화 (연세대학교 간호대학 연세대학교 간호정책연구소)
  • Received : 2013.03.07
  • Accepted : 2013.04.30
  • Published : 2013.06.01
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Abstract

Purpose: The objectives of this study were to 1) explore nurses' attitudes toward death, coping with death, understanding and performance regarding end-of-life (EOL) care, 2) describe correlations among the above factors, and 3) determine the factors affecting nurses' EOL care performance. Methods: Study participants were 187 nurses stationed at departments that post higher mortality than others such as the oncology department, intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency department (ED). Data were collected from three urban university-affiliated hospitals. Multi-dimensional measure was performed for study instruments such as "attitude toward death", "coping with death" and "understanding and performance regarding EOL care". Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regressions. Results: First, nurses showed significantly different attitudes toward death by age, religion, work unit and EOL care education. Younger nurses tend to score low on the understanding of EOL care, and ED nurses' score was lower than their peers at the oncology department and ICU. Second, EOL care performance was positively correlated with attitude toward death (P<0.001), coping with death (P=0.003) and understanding of EOL care (P<0.001). Third, nurses' EOL care performance was affected by work unit (P<0.001) and understanding of EOL care (P<0.001). Conclusion: Because nurses' performance was influenced by their work unit and understanding of EOL care, they should be provided with appropriate training to improve their understanding of death and EOL care according to work unit.

목적: 본 연구의 목적은 1) 죽음에 대한 태도와 대처정도, 생애 말기환자 간호인식 및 간호수행 정도를 파악하고, 2) 그들 간의 상관관계를 살펴보고, 3) 생애 말기환자 간호수행에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하고자 함이다. 방법: 3개 대학병원의 임종 다빈도 부서인 종양내과병동, 중환자실, 응급실에 근무하는 187명의 간호사를 대상으로 하였다. 연구 도구로는 '다차원 죽음에 대한 태도 척도', '죽음에 대한 대처정도 척도', '생애 말기환자 간호에 대한 인식 척도', '생애 말기환자 간호에 대한 수행 척도'를 사용하였다. 자료는 기술 통계, 상관관계, 다중 회귀분석을 수행하였다. 결과: 첫째, 생애 말기환자 간호수행은 결혼 유무, 종교, 근무 부서, 말기환자 간호에 대한 교육 참여 여부에 따라 의미 있는 차이를 보였다. 둘째, 생애 말기환자 간호수행은 죽음에 대한 태도(P=0.014), 죽음에 대한 대처(P=0.003), 생애 말기환자 간호인식(P<0.001)과 양의 상관관계를 보였다. 셋째, 생애 말기환자 간호수행이 근무부서(P<0.001), 생애 말기환자 간호인식(P<0.001)에 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 생애 말기환자 간호수행이 근무 부서, 생애 말기환자 간호인식에 영향을 받으므로, 근무 부서에 따라 차별화된 생애 말기환자 간호인식을 향상시킬 수 있는 교육이 필요하다.

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