Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care

Korean Society for Hospice and Palliative Care (한국호스피스완화의료학회)
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Impact Factors for Health of Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

호스피스 환자 가족돌봄제공자의 건강상태 영향 요인

  • Received : 2014.02.01
  • Accepted : 2014.04.21
  • Published : 2014.06.01
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to explore predictors of health status of family caregivers of hospice patients. Methods: This study included 118 family caregivers of patients who were admitted to the hospice ward of three general hospitals in D city. The collected data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS WIN 18.0 program. Results: The mean score for overall health of family caregivers was 2.68 (${\pm}0.42$). Mean scores for variables related to health were 2.55 (${\pm}0.37$) for sleep quality, 1.91 (${\pm}0.41$) for anxiety and 2.78 (${\pm}0.33$) for hope. Variables such as sleep quality, gender, anxiety and hope explained 59.8% of variance among family caregivers' health conditions. Conclusion: These results suggest the need for nurses to search for ways to promote health of hospice patients' family caregivers, such as improving the quality of sleep, easing their anxiety and encouraging hope.

목적: 본 연구는 호스피스 환자 가족돌봄제공자의 수면의 질, 불안, 희망 및 건강상태의 관계를 확인하여 이들의 건강상태를 높이기 위한 중재를 위한 기초 자료를 제시하기 위함이다. 방법: 연구대상자는 D시에 소재한 3개 호스피스 병동에 입원한 환자를 주로 돌보는 가족 118명이다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS program version 18.0을 이용하여 서술통계, One-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients, 단계적 다중회귀분석 등을 실시하였다. 결과: 호스피스 환자의 가족돌봄제공자는 각각 4점 만점인 척도로 측정한 결과 수면의 질은 평균평점 2.55, 불안은 1.91, 희망은 2.78, 건강상태는 2.68로 나타났다. 회귀분석 결과 건강상태에 유의한 영향을 미치는 주요 요인은 수면의 질(${\beta}=0.526$), 성별(${\beta}=-0.195$), 불안(${\beta}=-0.232$) 및 희망(${\beta}=0.169$)으로 나타났다. 모형의 설명력은 59.8% (F=44.510, P<0.001)이었고, 그 중에서 수면의 질이 47.3%를 차지하였다. 결론: 결론적으로 호스피스 환자를 돌보고 있는 가족의 건강상태를 높이기 위해서 간호사는 수면의 질을 높이고, 불안을 감소시키고, 희망을 높이는 방안을 모색해야 할 것이다.

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