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A Convergence Study on the Decision and Attitude of Korean "life-prolonging medical care" according to whether or not religion

종교유무에 따른 한국인의 '연명의료' 결정과 태도에 관한 융합연구

  • Hwang, Hye-Jeong (Dept. of Healthcare&Welfare, Konyang Cyber University) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Hwan (Dept. of Hospital Management, College of Medical Science, Konyang University)
  • 황혜정 (건양사이버대학교 보건의료복지학과) ;
  • 김광환 (건양대학교 의과학대학 병원경영학과)
  • Received : 2017.06.23
  • Accepted : 2017.08.20
  • Published : 2017.08.28

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the degree of awareness of the concept of 'hospice palliative medical care' and decision of 'life-prolonging medical care' by the general public subjects. A survey was conducted on 346 participants and officials who participated in an event held in September 2016. As a result of the research, the subjects' responses results to the life-prolonging medical care decision showed that people with religion wanted natural death compared to people without religion, and had more active attitude toward decisions related to dignity death. Religion is an important factor that can influence perceptions of life and death, believing that afterlife is after death, so it is possible to take a more firm stance on the extension of meaningless life at the last minute. Therefore, in order to stabilize the hospice care and prescription medical decision law to the general public and to improve the quality of the death and the dignity of life, it is necessary to develop awareness through various educational programs in consideration of age, education level. In addition, education and promotion should be strengthened so that the general public can fully understand the knowledge of hospice palliative care and health care and government standardization and policies for hospice personnel and breeding programs will be urgent.

본 연구에서는 '호스피스 완화의료'의 개념 및 '연명의료' 결정 내용에 대해 일반인들이 어느 정도 인식하고 있는지 알아보고자 하는 목적으로 시행되었다. 2016년 9월 일개 지역에서 열린 행사에 참여한 참가자 및 관계자 중 자발적으로 동의한 346명을 대상으로 설문조사를 진행하였다. 연구결과를 보면, 종교를 가진 사람들이 종교가 없는 사람들에 비해 자연스런 죽음을 원하고 있었으며, 존엄사와 관련된 결정에서 적극적인 태도를 취하는 것으로 보인다. 종교가 있는 집단에서 연명치료 중 인공호흡시행에 동의한 대상이 많이 나왔다. 종교는 삶과 죽음에 대한 인식에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 중요 요소로서 죽음 후 내세가 있다고 믿기 때문에, 무의미한 삶의 연장에 대해서 보다 단호한 입장을 취할 수 있는 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 호스피스 완화의료와 사전연명의료결정법이 일반인들에게 안정적으로 정착하여 존엄한 삶의 마무리와 죽음의 질을 높이기 위해서는 연령, 교육정도, 종교의 유무 등을 고려하여 다양한 교육 프로그램을 통한 인식 확산을 하여야 할 것이다. 또한 호스피스 완화의료 및 연명의료 관련 지식을 일반인이 충분히 이해할 수 있도록 교육 및 홍보를 강화해야 할 것이며 호스피스에 대한 정부차원의 표준화와 정책적 뒷받침이 시급할 것으로 보인다.

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