Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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Factors Related to Emergency Department Healthcare Providers' Attitudes towards End-of-Life Care

응급실 의료진의 임종 돌봄태도에 미치는 영향 요인

  • Nam, Keumhee (Graduate School of Nursing Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Juhee (College of Nursing & The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University) ;
  • Cho, Eunhee (College of Nursing & The Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Changoh (Gerontological Medicine, Severance Hospital)
  • 남금희 (연세대학교 간호대학원) ;
  • 이주희 (연세대학교 간호대학 간호정책연구소) ;
  • 조은희 (연세대학교 간호대학 간호정책연구소) ;
  • 김창오 (세브란스병원 노년내과)
  • Received : 2015.06.02
  • Accepted : 2016.02.04
  • Published : 2016.03.01
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence healthcare providers' attitude towards end-of-life care (EOLC) in the emergency department (ED) in hospital settings. Methods: From June 1 through June 30, 2014, a descriptive correlational study was performed with 41 doctors and 105 nurses stationed in the ED. Results: According to a regression model on the factors affecting healthcare providers' professional attitude towards EOLC, 28.1% of variance (F=15.185, P=0.000) was explained by awareness of death, gender and personal attitude towards EOLC. And 34.1% of the healthcare providers' personal attitude was related with awareness of death, experience of hospice education, occupations and professional attitude towards EOLC. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that attitude towards EOLC was influenced by awareness of death and personal characteristics. Healthcare providers in the ED should be provided with tailored training to improve their understanding of death. Also an educational program should be developed and provided to ED healthcare providers to improve their awareness of death.

목적: 본 연구는 응급실에서 임종을 맞이하거나 혹은 임종에 임박한 환자, 생애말기 환자를 돌보는 응급실 의료진의 죽음인식과 임종환자 돌봄 특성요인과 임종환자 돌봄 태도와의 관계를 확인하고, 임종환자 돌봄태도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하고자 하는 것이다. 방법: 자료 수집은 2014년 06월 01일부터 2014년 06월 30일까지 4주에 걸쳐 수도권 소재의 3개의 상급종합병원 응급실 간호사 104명, 응급실 의사 41명을 대상으로 설문지 조사로 이루어졌다. 결과: 성별, 개인적 임종환자 돌봄 태도에 의해 응급실 의료진의 전문가적 임종환자 돌봄 태도는 28.1% 설명할 수 있으며, 죽음인식, 임종환자 돌봄 특성요인, 전문가적 임종환자 돌봄 태도, 임종환자 돌봄 교육 유무, 직종에 의해 응급실 의료진의 개인적 임종환자 돌봄 태도는 34.1% 설명할 수 있다. 응급실 임종환자 돌봄 특성요인으로는 응급실 의료진의 임종환자 돌봄은 응급실 환경에 영향을 받으며, 임종환자, 가족 및 동료 의료진과 관계와 관련이 있다. 결론: 응급실 의료진의 보다 나은 임종환자 돌봄 태도를 위해서 긍정적인 죽음인식을 이끌어낼 수 있는 효과적인 교육 프로그램 개발 및 임종환자 돌봄 특성요인에 따른 행정적, 실무적 정책 마련이 필요할 것이다.

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