• 중환자간호학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2019

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the extent to which intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' perceptions of life-sustaining treatment decisions and "a good death" affect attitudes toward terminal care. Method : Participants included 109 ICU nurses from three university hospitals. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, and collected data were analyzed using a t-test, ANOVA, the $Scheff{\acute{e}}$ test, Pearson correlation coefficients, and a multiple regression analysis (SPSS 24.0 program). Results : Perceptions of life-sustaining treatment decisions and a sense of closeness (a constituent for the awareness of "a good death") were positively correlated with terminal care attitudes. The factors affecting terminal care attitudes were a clinical career in ICU (${\beta}=.20$, p =.035), a sense of closeness(${\beta}=.19$, p =.041), and the perception of a life-sustaining treatment decision (${\beta}=.22$, p =.017). This finding indicates that more than 10 years of experience in ICU, a greater sense of closeness, and a higher view of life-sustaining treatment decisions results in more positive attitudes toward terminal care. The explanatory power of these variables on terminal care attitudes was 14% (F=6.84, p < .001, Adj $R^2=.140$). Conclusion : A sense of closeness and the perception of life-sustaining treatment decisions were identified as the factors affecting terminal care attitudes. Thus, various programs must be developed to raise awareness among ICU nurses of "a good death" and perceptions of life-sustaining treatment decisions.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2020

본 연구는 간호대학생을 대상으로 웰다잉에 대한 인식과 연명치료중단의 태도 및 안락사에 대한 태도 간의 관계를 알아보고자 시도되었다. 연구 기간은 2018년 4월 1일부터 5월 6일까지로 D광역시에 소재한 간호학과의 288명의 간호대학생을 대상으로 조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 웰다잉에 대한 인식은 연명치료중단의 태도와 적극적 안락사, 소극적 안락사와 정(+)의 상관관계로, 연명치료중단의 태도는 적극적 안락사, 소극적 안락사와 정(+)의 상관관계로 나타났다. 간호사는 연명치료과정에서 많은 윤리적 갈등을 경험할 것으로 예상되는 바 간호대학생 시기에 웰다잉에 대한 인식, 생명윤리교육을 받는 것이 필요하고 교육프로그램의 개발과 효과평가가 요구된다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2022

The Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment has been in effect since 2018 for end-of-life patients. However, only 20~25% of deaths of terminally ill patients comply with the law, while the remaining 75~80% do not. There is significant confusion in how the law distinguishes between those in the terminal stage and those in the dying process. These 2 stages can be hard to distinguish, and they should be understood as a single unified "terminal stage." The number of medical institutions eligible for life-sustaining treatment decisions should be legally expanded to properly reflect patients' wishes. To prevent unnecessary suffering resulting from futile life-sustaining treatment, life-sustaining treatment decisions for terminal patients without the needed familial relationships should be permitted and made by hospital ethics committees. Adult patients should be permitted to assign a legal representative appointed in advance to represent them. Medical records can be substituted for a patient's judgment letter (No. 9) and an implementation letter (No. 13) for the decision to suspend life-sustaining treatment. Forms 1, 10, 11, and 12 should be combined into a single form. The purpose of the Life-sustaining Medical Decisions Act is to respect patients' right to self-determination and protect their best interests. Issues related to the act that have emerged in the 3 years since its implementation must be analyzed, and a plan should be devised to improve upon its shortcomings.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2020

Purpose: In 2018, the Act on Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment for Patients in Hospice and Palliative Care or at the End of Life was implemented and the scope of official recognition for terminally ill patients was expanded. The purpose of this study was to investigate the decisions made by patients with end-stage liver disease about their life-sustaining treatment in a clinical setting. Methods: The subjects of this study were patients with end-stage liver disease hospitalized at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, Korea who wrote physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST). Data collection was done using patients' electronic medical records, and a retrospective analysis of POLST was conducted. Results: Among 101 patients, 18.8% were female and 81.2% were male, and their mean age was 61.8 (±10.61) years. Sixty-three patients (62.4%) wrote their POLST by themselves. Three patients withdrew the POLST, of whom two did so for liver transplantation, and one did so for chemotherapy. Conclusion: This study shows that sufficient consideration of liver transplantation is needed for end-stage liver disease patients before making decisions on life-sustaining treatment. The self-determination of patients must be respected and effective guidelines are urgently needed.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.76-84
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• 2019

본 연구는 간호대학생의 도덕적 자아개념, 윤리적 가치관, 연명치료중단 태도 정도를 확인하고 연명치료중단 태도에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 G시에 위치한 2개 대학 간호학과 학생 296명으로, 자료수집을 위한 설문조사는 2017년 6월 12일부터 6월 23일까지 실시하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 23.0 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 간호대학생의 도덕적 자아개념은 3.48±0.33점, 윤리적 가치관은 3.50±0.37점, 연명치료중단 태도는 3.13±0.43점이었다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 연명치료중단 태도는 학년(F=3.21, p=.024), 임상실습(t=2.06, p=.040), 간호윤리교육(t=2.98, p=.003)에 따라 유의한 차이가 있었다. 연명치료중단 태도는 도덕적 자아개념(r=-.14, p=.017) 및 윤리적 가치관(r=-.42, p<.001)과 유의한 음의 상관관계가 있었다. 간호대학생의 연명치료중단 태도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 윤리적 가치관(β=-.43, p=<.001), 간호윤리교육(β=.14, p=.010) 순이었으며 이들 예측요인들의 설명력은 22.5%로 나타났다(F=42.09, p<.001). 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 간호대학생의 연명치료중단 태도에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요인을 확인하기 위한 반복연구와 연명치료중단에 대한 긍정적 태도 형성을 위해 공리주의적 가치관을 함양할 수 있는 체계적인 교육 프로그램 개발이 요구된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2018

본 연구는 간호대학생의 생명의료윤리 의식, 좋은 죽음 인식, 자아존중감이 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위한 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상은 일개 대학에 재학 중인 간호학과 학생 204명으로, 자료 수집은 2017년 10월 24일부터 10월 31일까지 설문조사를 통해 실시하였다. 자료 분석은 SPSS Win. 22.0 프로그램을 이용하였다. 간호대학생의 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도는 4점 만점에 $2.97{\pm}0.29$점, 생명의료윤리 의식은 $3.01{\pm}0.31$점, 좋은 죽음 인식은 $3.24{\pm}0.38$점, 자아존중감은 4점 만점에 $3.23{\pm}0.41$점이었다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도에서 유의미한 차이를 보인 항목은 없었다. 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도와 좋은 죽음 인식 및 자아존중감은 유의미한 정적 상관관계가 있었고, 다중회귀분석을 실시한 결과 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 좋은 죽음 인식인 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 좋은 죽음 인식이 높을수록 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도가 더 긍정적임을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 간호 대학생의 연명치료 중단에 대한 긍정적 태도 형성을 위해 좋은 죽음 인식을 높일 수 있는 체계적인 교육프로그램 개발이 필요할 것으로 판단되고, 추후 간호대학생의 연명치료 중단에 대한 태도의 영향요인을 탐색하는 심도 있는 연구를 제언한다.

• 산업융합연구
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.159-169
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• 2023

본 연구는 우리나라 노인들의 연명의료에 대한 의견에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 분석하였다. 연구대상자는 노인실태조사(2020)에 응답한 10,097명이며, SPSS 25.0 프로그램을 이용하여 첫째, 기술통계를 통해 연구대상자의 인구사회학적 특성 파악과 주요변수들의 평균 및 정규성을 파악하였다. 둘째, 노인의 특성에 따른 연명의료 의견에 대한 교차분석을 실시하여 카이제곱을 분석하였다. 셋째, 상관관계분석을 실행하여 주요변수 간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 넷째, 다중회귀분석을 통해서 노인의 연명의료에 미치는 상대적 영향력을 파악하였다. 이러한 분석을 통해 밝혀진 주요 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 노인은 의식불명 또는 살기 어려운 데도 살리려는 의료행위(연명의료)에 대해 8,565명(84.8%)이 반대하는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 노인의 연명의료에 대한 교차분석결과 교육수준, 건강상태, 자녀동거, 노후생활비 등의 𝑥² 값이 유의미하게 나타났다. 셋째, 노인의 교육수준, 자녀동거, 노후생활비 등이 연명의료에 통계적 유의수준의 부적 영향을 파악하였다. 이와 같은 연구 결과는 노인의 교육수준이 높은 경우가 낮은 경우에 비해 연명의료에 대해 반대한다는 것을 알려주었다. 또한 자녀 중 한 명은 노인(부모)과 동거해야 한다고 응답한 전통적 가치관을 가진 노인의 경우에는 연명의료 찬성비율이 높았고, 굳이 동거하지 않아도 된다고 응답한 현대적 가치관을 가진 노인의 경우에는 연명의료 반대비율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 노후생활비 부담을 국가·사회와 자녀가 나누어 부담하여야 한다고 응답한 전통적 가치관을 가진 노인의 경우 연명의료 찬성비율이 높았고, 노후생활비는 스스로 마련해야 한다고 응답한 현대적 가치관을 가진 노인의 경우 연명의료 반대비율이 높게 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 연명의료에 대한 노인의 의견에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 가치관을 재조명하고 노인복지정책에 대한 기초자료를 제공하였다.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.383-392
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• 2020

Purpose: This study was a descriptive study to identify factors affecting the attitude toward life-sustaining treatment of nurses working at long-term care hospitals. Methods: Data were collected through structured questionnaires from August 2nd to 27th, 2019. Study participants consisted of 163 nurses who were working for at least 6 months from 7 long-term care hospitals in B and K city. Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe' test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and hierarchical regression with SPSS WIN v 21.0. Results: There were significantly positive correlations between awareness of good death (r=.46, p<.001) and perception of patients' rights (r=.32, p<.001). The factors affecting participants' attitude toward life-sustaining treatment were awareness of good death (β=.35, p<.001) and their own view of death (β=.24, p=.001), which explained about 27.0% of the attitude toward life-sustaining treatment. Conclusion: Based on these results, it is necessary to develop nursing educational materials that can establish values for deaths, and cultivate legal and ethical knowledge related to attitude toward life-sustaining treatment. In addition, since the severity of a patient's condition varies and the characteristics of the institution vary depending on the type of hospital, a study is needed on the relevance of variables considering the hospital environment.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.142-150
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the role of nurses with regard to the perception of good death, knowledge of advance directives, and stress and attitude toward withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. Methods: Data were collected from 102 nurses working at a general hospital. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression using the SPSS 28.0.1.0 program. Results: Educational level (β=.37, p=.001 for bachelor; β=.33, p=.005 for master or higher) and good death perception (β=.22, p=.024) were significant factors of the role of nurses associated with withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. Conclusion: Based on the result of this study, information about awareness of good death should be included in development of an educational program in order to strengthen the role of nurses in withdrawing life-sustaining treatment of patients.

• 의료법학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.309-341
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• 2009

According to a case of Supreme Court's Sentence No. 2009DA17417 (May 21, 2009), the Supreme Court judges that 'the right to life is the ultimate one of basic human rights stipulated in the Constitution, so it is required to very limitedly and conservatively determine whether to discontinue any medical practice on which patient's life depends directly.' In addition, the Supreme Court admits that 'only if a patient who comes to a fatal phase before death due to attack of any irreversible disease may execute his or her right of self-determination based on human respect and values and human right to pursue happiness, it is permissible to discontinue life-sustaining treatment for him or her, unless there is any special circumstance.' Furthermore, the Supreme Court finds that 'if a patient who is attacked by any irreversible disease informs medical personnel of his or her intention to agree on the refusal or discontinuance of life-sustaining treatment in advance of his or her potential irreversible loss of consciousness, it is justifiable that he or she already executes the right of self-determination according to prior medical instructions, unless there is any special circumstance where it is reasonably concluded that his or her physician is changed after prior medical instructions for him or her.' The Supreme Court also finds that 'if a patient remains at irreversible loss of consciousness without any prior medical instruction, he or she cannot express his or her intentions at all, so it is rational and complying with social norms to admit possibility of estimating his or her own intentions on withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, provided that such a withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment meets his or her interests in view of his or her usual sense of values or beliefs and it is reasonably concluded that he or she could likely choose to discontinue life-sustaining treatment, even if he or she were given any chance to execute his or her right of self-determination.' This judgment is very significant in a sense that it suggests the reasonable orientation of solutions for issues posed concerning withdrawal of meaningless life-sustaining medical efforts. The issues concerning removal of medical instruments for meaningless life-sustaining treatment and discontinuance of such treatment in regard to medical treatment for terminal cases don't seem to be so much big deal when a patient has clear consciousness enough to express his or her intentions, but it counts that there is any issue regarding a patient who comes to irreversible loss of consciousness and cannot express his or her intentions. Therefore, it is required to develop an institutional instrument that allows relevant authority to estimate the scope of physician's medical duties for terminal patients as well as a patient's intentions to withdraw any meaningless treatment during his or her terminal phase involving loss of consciousness. However, Korean judicial authority has yet to clarify detailed cases where it is permissible to discontinue any life-sustaining treatment for a patient in accordance with his or her right of self-determination. In this context, it is inevitable and challenging to make better legislation to improve relevant systems concerning withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment. The State must assure the human basic rights for its citizens and needs to prepare a system to assure such basic rights through legislative efforts. In this sense, simply entrusting physician, patient or his or her family with any critical issue like the withdrawal of meaningless life-sustaining treatment, even without any reasonable standard established for such entrustment, means the neglect of official duties by the State. Nevertheless, this issue is not a matter that can be resolved simply by legislative efforts. In order for our society to accept judicial system for withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, it is important to form a social consensus about this issue and also make proactive discussions on it from a variety of standpoints.