Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)

Korean Society of public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회)
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Life-Sustaining Treatment Choices and Related Factors Involving Hospital Nurses

간호사 자신과 간호사 가족의 연명의료 결정과 관련요인

  • Received : 2018.02.09
  • Accepted : 2018.08.06
  • Published : 2018.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the life-sustaining treatment choices and related factors among general hospital nurses. Data were collected from June 16 to June 29, 2015. The participants were 244 nurses from five general hospitals in D city. Methods: The data were analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 program, descriptive statistics, paired t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results: Significant differences were observed in the level of life-sustaining treatment choices for nurses to themselves and to their families except for pain control. More nurses declined life-sustaining treatment choices, but suggested their families receive it. The related factors of special life-sustaining treatment choices for nurses themselves and their families according to their general characteristics were age, marital status, education and religion. Conclusion: This study suggests that the related factors need to be considered in the education of nurses' or public health providers' Life-sustaining treatment choices.

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