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Factors influencing Preferences for Care near the End-of-life among Undergraduate Nursing Students

간호대학생 임종치료선호도에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Cheon, Jooyoung (Department of Nursing Science, Sungshin Women's University)
  • 천주영 (성신여자대학교 간호학과)
  • Received : 2020.11.03
  • Accepted : 2020.12.20
  • Published : 2020.12.28
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Abstract

This study aimed to identify factors influencing the preferences for end-of-life (EOL) care among undergraduate nursing students. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected from December 2017 to February 2018. This study included 217 undergraduate nursing students. Factors influencing the preference for 'autonomous physiological decision-making' were the following: education level(by grade), having biomedical education, attitude towards death, and attitude towards life-sustaining treatments (LSTs). Preference for 'decision-making by healthcare professionals' was related to having a religion. Factors influencing the preference for 'spirituality' were education level, having a religion, and academic major satisfaction. Preference for 'pain control' was associated with education level, experience with dying patients, bad self-rated health, attitude towards death, and attitude towards LSTs. The study findings suggest that education regarding LSTs, EOL care, and EOL decision-making in nursing curricula is essential.

본 연구는 간호대학생들의 임종치료선호도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 확인하기 위해 수행되었다. 이 조사 연구는 2017년 12월부터 2018년 2월까지 수행되었으며, 최종 217명의 간호대학생의 자료가 수집되었다. '자율적 의사결정' 선호도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 교육수준(학년), 생명의료윤리 교육 수강, 죽음에 대한 태도, 연명치료에 대한 태도였다. '의료인의 의사결정'에 대한 선호도는 종교를 가지는 것과 관련이 있었다. '영성'에 대한 선호도에 영향을 미치는 요인은 교육수준(학년), 종교를 가짐, 전공만족도였다. '통증 조절'에 대한 선호도는 교육수준(학년), 사망한 환자 관찰경험, 나쁜 주관적 건강상태, 죽음에 대한 태도, 연명치료에 대한 태도와 관련이 있었다. 본 연구 결과는 간호학 전공 커리큘럼에서 연명치료, 생애말기간호 및 생애말기 의사결정에 관한 교육이 필수적임을 시사한다.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2017R1C1B5076398).

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