The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education (한국간호교육학회지)

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Factors affecting senior nursing students' willingness to palliative care

졸업학년 간호대학생의 완화돌봄 의향에 영향을 미치는 요인

  • Go, Hyejin (Graduate student, Department of Nursing, Graduate School, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kang, Hyunju (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)
  • 고혜진 (강원대학교 일반대학원 간호학과) ;
  • 강현주 (강원대학교 간호대학)
  • Received : 2023.05.05
  • Accepted : 2023.07.08
  • Published : 2023.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the level of senior nursing students' knowledge about palliative care, meaning of life, and willingness to palliative care and to identify factors affecting their willingness to palliative care. Methods: Data were collected from 192 senior nursing students at six nursing schools in four cities in Korea from December 8, 2022 to January 5, 2023. Descriptive statistics, an independent t-test, Pearson's correlation, and multiple linear regression test were used to analyze the data. Results: The mean±standard deviation score of knowledge about palliative care and meaning of life were 8.44±2.20 and 146.48±19.32. Factors affecting senior nursing students' willingness to palliative care were the knowledge about palliative care (β=.18, p=.005), meaning of life (β=.36, p<.001), and motivation for admission into a nursing school based on aptitude and interest (β=.16, p=.020). Conclusion: It is necessary to develop a nursing education program for enhancing knowledge about palliative care and meaning of life to prepare the palliative care competency of nursing students.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2022R1F1A1068569).

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