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Perceptions of Caregivers and Medical Staff toward DNR and AD

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)와 Advance Directives (AD)에 대한 환자 보호자와 의료인의 인식

  • Lee, Sun Ra (Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital) ;
  • Shin, Dong-Soo (Division of Nursing, Hallym University) ;
  • Choi, Yong-Jun (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2013.09.04
  • Accepted : 2014.04.16
  • Published : 2014.06.01

Abstract

Purpose: This study is aimed to investigate perceptions of caregivers and medical staff toward do not resuscitate (DNR) and advance directives (AD). Methods: Participants were 141 caregivers and 272 medical staff members from five general hospitals. A questionnaire used for the study consisted of 20 items: 14 about DNR perceptions, three about AD, one each for age, gender and employment. Results: Both medical staff and caregivers strongly recognized the need for DNR and AD, and the level of recognition was higher with medical staff than caregivers (DNR ${\chi}^2=44.56$, P=0.001; AD ${\chi}^2=16.23$, P=0.001). The main reason for the recognition was to alleviate sufferings of patients in the terminal phase. In most cases, DNR and AD were filled out when patients with terminal conditions were admitted, and patients made the decisions by consulting with their guardians. Medical staff better recognized the need and for growing demand for guidelines for the DNR and AD decision making process than caregivers (${\chi}^2=7.41$, P=0.0025). Conclusion: This study showed that patients highly rely on their caregivers when making decisions for DNR and AD. Thus, it is important that patients and caregivers are provided with objective information about the decisions. Since participants' strong support for DNR and AD was mainly aimed at alleviating patients' suffering, further study is needed in the association with hospice care. Medical staff also needs to understand the different views held by caregivers and fully consider the disparity when informing patients/caregivers to make the DNR and AD decisions.

목적: 본 연구의 목적은 소생술 포기(Do Not Resuscitate, DNR)와 사전의료의향서(Advance Directives, AD)에 대한 환자 보호자와 의료인의 인식을 파악하고 비교하고자 함에 있다. 방법: 이 연구에서는 5개 종합 병원에 입원한 환자 보호자 145명과 이를 담당한 의료인 272명을 대상으로 2009년 9월 21일부터 15일간 조사를 실시하였다. 조사내용은 소생술 포기에 대한 인식 14문항, 연명 의료 중지 선택제에 대한 인식 3문항, 직업유무, 성별, 연령을 포함한 20문항으로 구성하였다. 결과: 소생술 포기와 사전의료의향서에 대한 필요성은 환자 보호자와 의료인에서 모두 높았으며, 특히 의료인이 환자 보호자보다 그 필요성을 더 많이 인식하였다(DNR ${\chi}^2=44.56$, P<0.001; AD ${\chi}^2=16.23$, P<0.001). 의료인은 소생술 포기에 대한 설명을 환자나 환자 보호자에게 제공해야 한다는 인식이 높았으나 환자 보호자의 경우 환자 보다 환자 보호자에게 제공해야 한다는 인식이 높았다. 소생술 포기와 사전의료의향서의 필요성에 대한 주 이유는 '회복 불가능한 환자의 고통 경감'으로 나타났다. 또 소생술 포기 결정 시기는 '말기질환 입원 즉시'가 가장 많았으며 의사결정은 '환자와 환자 가족이 상의하여 결정한다'는 의견이 가장 많았다. 소생술 포기에 대한 지침서의 필요성과 이로 인한 요구도 증가 역시 환자 보호자 보다 의료인이 높게 인식하였다(${\chi}^2=7.41$, P=0.0025). 결론: 이 연구 결과 한국 사회에서 소생술 포기와 사전의료의향서의 결정은 환자 보호자에 의존하는 경향이 높을 것으로 사료되며 따라서 환자와 환자 보호자가 이에 대한 객관적인 정보를 제공받아야 한다. DNR과 AD의 적용은 말기환자의 고통 경감이 주요한 이유로 나타나 호스피스와 연계한 후속 연구의 필요성이 나타났다. 의료인도 환자 보호자와의 인식 차이를 인지하고 DNR과 AD 결정을 위한 의사소통 시 이를 충분히 고려해야 한다.

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