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The Influence of Attitude, Experience and Empathy on the Nursing Care of the Elderly Who Have No Caregiver

돌봄 제공자가 없는 노인에 대한 태도, 경험, 공감이 간호실천에 미치는 영향

  • Seo, Nam-Sook (Department of Nursing, Dongshin University) ;
  • Moon, Ji-Seon (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongshin University) ;
  • Hong, So-Hyoung (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongshin University) ;
  • Park, Yang-Hee (Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Dongshin University)
  • 서남숙 (동신대학교 간호학과) ;
  • 문지선 (동신대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 홍소형 (동신대학교 간호학과 대학원) ;
  • 박양희 (동신대학교 간호학과 대학원)
  • Received : 2016.05.01
  • Accepted : 2016.06.20
  • Published : 2016.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to identify the factors influencing nursing care behavior for hospitalized elderly patients who have no family caregiver. Methods : Participants were 170 nurses working in general hospitals in G city. Data were collected from November to December, 2015 and analyzed by exploratory factor analysis, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 20.0 program. Results : There were significant correlations among experience, empathy, and nursing care behavior. Experience and empathy were significant factors influencing nursing care behavior and explained 29.4% of the variance in the score; in particular, empathy had a positive effect on nursing care behavior. Conclusions : The results show that theempathy of nurses' is the most important factor in caring for elderly patients who have no family caregiver. Nurse education programs should be developed that increase the empathy of nurses to improve the quality of nursing care for the elderly.

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