• 보건행정학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.305-314
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• 2016

Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the characteristics of and factors associated with long-term care (LTC) utilization under public long-term care insurance (LTCI) among end-of-life older adults in Korea. Methods: Using a 5% sample of older people aged 65 or older and their health and LTC insurance data, two-part model analyses were conducted. We compared LTC uses and their determinants during the last year of life among decedents in the year 2010 with those of survivors. We also compared the medical uses of the same sample with their LTC uses. Results: The end-of-life elderly were more likely to use LTC, and their expenditure on LTC was higher than their counterparts. Whether or not older people used LTC during their last year of life was significantly affected by age, sex, health insurance, household income, and living alone; however, LTC costs of the decedents were only affected by functional status, which may have been due to the reimbursement scheme of the current LTCI, which is mainly based on functional dependency level. For the survivors, having chronic diseases significantly increased the likelihood of LTC use, which was not the case for the decedents. End-of-life elderly with relatively low social economic status were more likely to use the LTC other than medical services, while the health conditions affected their medical uses most significantly. Conclusion: The study findings provide key information for predicting demand related to the increasing LTC needs of Korean older people at the end of life.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.684-695
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes regarding knowledge. attitude and practice toward end-of-life care in nursing university students. Method: This study adopted nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects consisted of 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. The education was performed for 2 hours a session, once a week for 16 weeks. Data was analyzed by the SPSS/WIN 14 computer program, and included $X^2$ test. independent t-test. and repeated measure ANOVA. Results: There were statistically significant differences in knowledge toward end-of-life care between the experimental group and the control group. Conclusion: Findings suggested that holistic education on end-of-life care was effective to change students' knowledge toward end-of-life care. Therefore. holistic education is recommended as nursing education for nursing university students.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.125-133
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• 2019

목적: 요양병원 간호사의 생애말 환자간호 역량과 임종간호 스트레스 수준을 파악하고 상관관계를 확인하여 요양병원 간호서비스의 질 향상을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하는 것이다. 방법: 충청남도 A시, C시 소재 요양병원에서 근무하고 있는 6개월이상 경력의 임종간호 경험이 있는 간호사 140명을 대상으로 하였고 설문지는 2018년 1월 17일부터 3월 3일까지 수집되었다. 수집된 자료는 연구 목적에 따라 SPSS WIN ver. 21.0 프로그램을 이용하여 기술통계 및 t-test, One way ANOVA, Scheffe-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple stepwised regression을 실시하였다. 결과: 연구 대상 간호사의 생애말 환자간호 역량은 5점 척도의 평균 $3.54{\pm}0.46$점이며 임종간호스트레스는 평균 $3.77{\pm}0.50$점으로 보통 수준 이상이었다. 연령, 총임상경력, 죽음교육 또는 호스피스 완화의료 교육, 직계가족의 임종경험 여부에 따라 생애말 환자간호 역량에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 생애말 환자간호 역량과 임종간호 스트레스 수준과의 상관관계를 분석한 결과 총점평균의 상관관계는 유의하지 않았으나 생애말 환자간호 역량은 임종간호 스트레스 중 전문지식과 기술부족으로 인한 스트레스와 음의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다(r=-0.260, P=0.002). 결론: 이상의 연구결과를 볼 때, 요양병원 간호사의 임종간호 스트레스는 보통 수준 이상으로 높으며 생애말 환자간호 역량이 높을수록 전문지식과 기술부족으로 인한 스트레스는 낮아지므로 간호사의 특성에 맞춘 생애말 환자간호 교육프로그램이 실시되어야 한다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.154-164
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• 2021

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a death preparation education program for nurses working in convalescent hospitals on death anxiety, death attitudes, and attitudes toward end-of-life care. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a non-equivalent control group, pre-test and post-test design. Among 53 participants, 26 were assigned to the non-equivalent experimental group and 27 to the control group. The program was performed in the formats of lectures, video-watching, group discussions, and sharing, and consisted of 10 sessions held twice a week, for 5 weeks (90 minutes per session). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the t-test, and the chisquare test in SPSS version 21.0. Results: Significant differences between the experimental and control groups were observed in death anxiety (t=7.62, P<0.001), death attitudes (t=-7.58, P<0.001), and attitudes to end-of-life care (t=-10.30, P<0.001). Conclusion: It was confirmed that the death preparation education program reduced death anxiety and had a positive effect on death attitudes and attitudes toward end-of-life care. Based on the results of this study, it is expected that specialized and systematic education that can increase the implementation and stability of death preparation education in various fields, including nursing, will have a positive effect on both hospice patients and members of society more broadly.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2002

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.99-102
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• 2024

The use of antimicrobials in patients receiving end-of-life (EOL) care, which is generally defined as supportive care provided to patients anticipated to live less than 1 year, has been actively debated in the realm of palliative care medicine due to the nebulous nature of the topic. In this article, we explore the use of antimicrobial use near EOL as it relates to both the ethical and practical issues that face physicians. We also discuss the reasons underlying the scarcity of prospective studies on this topic.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.7-17
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• 2023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze end-of-life care practices in lung disease patients with physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLSTs). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from medical records regarding the end-of-life care practices of POLST decisions for patients with lung disease hospitalized at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Data were collected from January 1 to June 30, 2021. Results: Of 300 total patients, 198 had lung cancer (66.0%) and 102 had non-malignant lung diseases (34.0%). A POLST was written for 187 patients (62.3%), and an advance directive was written for 20 patients (6.7%). Subsequent treatments were hemodialysis in 13 patients (4.3%), surgery in 3 patients (1.0%), and cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation in 1 patient (0.3%). Among cancer patients, chemotherapy was performed in 11 patients (3.7%), targeted therapy in 11 patients (3.7%), immunotherapy in 6 patients (2.0%), and radiation therapy in 13 patients (4.3%). Depending on the type of lung disease, types of treatment differed, including hemodialysis, ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannulas, nebulizers, enteral nutrition, central line, inotropic agents, and opioids. Conclusion: Although the goals of hospice care are the same whether a patient has lung cancer or a non-malignant lung disease, because the characteristics of the respective diseases differ, end-of-life care practices and hospice approaches must be considered differently.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.38-47
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of perceptions of death, end-of-life (EOL) care stress, and emotional intelligence on attitudes toward EOL care among nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: The participants were 111 nurses working in a NICU who had experienced EOL care at least once. Data were analyzed using the t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression analysis in SPSS for Windows. Results: The mean score for perceptions of death was 3.16 out of 5, the mean score for EOL care stress was 3.61 out of 5, the mean emotional intelligence score was 4.66 out of 7, and the average score for EOL care attitudes was 2.77 out of 4. The factors affecting attitudes towards EOL care were academic degree, anxiety regarding death, negativity towards death, experiences of patient death, and emotional intelligence. The explanatory power of these variables for attitudes towards EOL care was 24.7%. Conclusion: The results of this study are expected to serve as a basic reference for the development of nursing education programs and EOL care protocols to improve attitudes toward EOL care among NICU nurses.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1039-1049
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• 2018

The populations of Asian countries are expected to age rapidly in the near future, with a dramatic increase in the number of heart failure (HF) patients also anticipated. The need for palliative and end-of-life care for elderly patients with advanced HF is currently recognized in aging societies. However, palliative care and active treatment for HF are not mutually exclusive, and palliative care should be provided to reduce suffering occurring at any stage of symptomatic HF after the point of diagnosis. HF patients are at high risk of sudden cardiac death from the early stages of the disease onwards. The decision of whether to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the event of an emergency is challenging, especially in elderly HF patients, because of the difficulty in accurately predicting the prognosis of the condition. Furthermore, advanced HF patients are often fitted with a device, and device deactivation at the end of life is a complicated process. Treatment strategies should thus be discussed by multi-disciplinary teams, including palliative experts, and should consider patient directives to address the problems discussed above. Open communication with the HF patient regarding the expected prognosis, course, and treatment options will serve to support the patient and aid in future planning.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2022

A 72-year-old woman with metastatic lung cancer to bone and brain and with left external iliac vein thrombosis was under the care of a community palliative care provider. She experienced an acute pain crisis due to acute limb ischemia of the left lower limb. Goals-of-care discussions were held with the patient and her family; she prioritized symptom control and end-of-life care at home. The family and patient were aware of her short prognosis. Her complex pain was managed by the community palliative team, and her family was empowered to give subcutaneous injections. We illustrate a case showing the importance of community health services with palliative care support in providing symptom management and support to patient and family caregivers throughout the course of a life-limiting illness. It also highlights family caregivers' potential psychological distress in delivering subcutaneous injections in terminal care for a patient at home.