Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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The Mediating Effect of Compassionate Competence on the Relationship between Nurses' Spirituality and Attitude toward Care of Dying Patients

일 종합병원 간호사의 영성과 임종간호태도와의 관계에서 공감역량의 매개효과

  • 김은희 (원주세브란스기독병원) ;
  • 임영미 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 간호학과)
  • Received : 2019.04.12
  • Accepted : 2019.10.04
  • Published : 2019.11.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the mediating effect of compassionate competence on the relationship between nurses' spirituality and attitude toward care of dying patients. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational research design was conducted. The total subjects were 172 nurses at one general hospital in Gangwon-do. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires and analyzed using t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffe's test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. Results: Compassionate competence showed the mediating effect (${\beta}=.19$, p=.025) on the relationship between nurses' vertical spirituality and attitudes toward care of dying patients. However, no mediating effect of compassionate competence on the relationship between nurses' horizontal spirituality and attitudes toward care of dying patients was found. Conclusions: Based on the findings of this study, development of training programs with a focus on spirituality and compassionate competence was highly recommended to improve and maintain nurses' positive attitudes toward caring of the dying patients.

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